Plaq chocolate
With the philosophy of Bean to bar ("from bean to bar in French"), Plaq has everything to appeal to chocolate purists. A Parisian manufacturer, located on Rue du Nil in Paris, its cacao beans come from Belize, Venezuela, and Peru. Focusing on the essentials, the bars contain only a very small amount of unrefined cane sugar, and possibly organic cow's or sheep's milk as an alternative to intense dark chocolate. Launched in 2019, the place also makes almond clusters, cacao nib granola, hot chocolate, a hazelnut praline "plaq spread," and even ice cream in summer.
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