There are many companies offering 'bean to bar' products and while this has benefits for the farmers it is bringing very little in the way of other employment in developing nations. Cacao paste is a versatile and high quality product that has been processed by our partners in Venezuela thus providing more opporutiunities for employment. Additionally cacao beans are sprayed with all manner of chemicals before they are shipped to their destinations and by creating the paste in the country of origin we are avoiding this chemical process.