Manam Chocolate Karkhana

Manam, meaning ‘We’ or ‘Us’ in Telugu, is a heartfelt nod to our Indian roots, our shared past and our collective aspirations for the future.

We are farmers, fermenters, chocolate makers, chocolatiers and storytellers, exploring the endless possibilities of cacao in our pursuit of bringing about a new era of Indian Craft Chocolate™.

MANAM CHOCOLATE
KARKHANA

Spread over 10,000 sq. ft., the Manam Chocolate Karkhana is a one-of-its-kind immersive experiential space. It brings together retail and the craft of chocolate making and chocolatiering under one roof, inviting you to explore a distinct new Indian Craft Chocolate experience™.

Big Chocolate

The chocolate most of us have grown up on is made by big industrial brands who, sadly, sacrifice the soul of chocolate for the sake of standardisation. Chocolate comes from a sweet and pulpy fruit named cacao with rich and distinct inherent flavours. Big Chocolate carelessly farms and ferments cacao, leaving its flavours under-developed. These are then masked with additives to create a product that doesn’t taste like real chocolate should.

‘Bean-to-Bar’ Chocolate

The craft chocolate movement in India is still at a nascent stage and is primarily driven by small-batch ‘bean-to-bar’ makers. Since these chocolate makers start with the bean and not the fruit, they are unable to develop the true flavour potential of cacao. Not only that, bean-to-bar makers end up limiting the possibilities of chocolate to a bar, when in fact, chocolate is an incredibly versatile ingredient and it can be so much more.

Great chocolate comes fromgreat cacao

Fermentation is the most crucial and yet the most overlooked process that unravels the cacao bean’s secret world of unique flavours. We work closely with our 100+ farmer-member community and our sister-concern Distinct Origins Cacao Fermentery in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. Together, we are revealing the unexplored flavours of the Indian Cacao through progressive farm practices and scientific fermentation and drying processes, elevating it to its rightful place on the world stage.

Indian Craft Chocolate™ Edition2023

250+ PRODUCTS | 45 CATEGORIES

Conceptualised as ‘annual editions’, Edition 2023 is our first attempt to create a truly Indian Craft Chocolate™ experience that lies at the flavourful intersection of familiar Indian tastes and novel global preferences. Masterfully crafted, our chocolate is not only complex and nuanced, but also designed to be delightful, just as great chocolate should be.