INTERVIEW: Vincent Mourou, Co-founder Of Marou Chocolate

Vincent Mourou is widely recognized as one of the first craft chocolate makers in Asia. He's one of the co-founders of Marou Chocolate (https://marouchocolate.com/), a value-added chocolate factory established in 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company now works with farmers in six provinces in the south of the country, plus the rare single farm bar. They've inspired countless chocolate makers across Asia and the world to start their own value-added chocolate businesses in their own countries. I was lucky enough to interview Vincent for the Cacao Brands episode (https://damecacao.com/chocolate-on-the-road-cacao-brands/) of this show when we were both in Tokyo (https://damecacao.com/craft-chocolate-market-japan/) for a chocolate festival. But he gave such a good & concise interview that it was an easy choice to share it here in its entirety. We dig into how he & Sam started Marou, began sourcing cacao, and continued to grow their relationships with farmers. I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as I enjoyed having it. Note that the topic of cacao sourcing plays heavily in my questions thanks to the podcast episode (https://damecacao.com/chocolate-on-the-road-cacao-brands/) for which I was interviewing Vincent. Show notes: https://damecacao.com/interview-vincent-mourou-marou-chocolate/ (https://damecacao.com/chocolate-on-the-road-cacao-brands/) Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chocolateontheroad/ (https://www.instagram.com/chocolateontheroad/)