Koa Pure & Flakes
100% natural and healthy cocoa fruit pulp juice
Koa upcycles the previously discarded cocoa pulp by processing it into amazing-tasting products including juice, concentrate, and powder, which are all purely natural and obtained exclusively from the cocoa pulp. Koa’s customers use these sustainable ingredients, be it in gastronomy, confectionery, and bakery as well as in the food and beverage industry. Koa had as of 2024, upcycled over a thousand tons of cocoa fruit pulp that was, until that day, overlooked. By reducing food waste by ~40% and using more of a cocoa farm’s potential, Koa contributes to reducing negative environmenal impacts.
Company/Institution
Koa Switzerland and Ghana
Koa is a Swiss-Ghanaian company that upcycles the previously discarded cocoa pulp by processing it into amazing-tasting products including juice, concentrate, and powder, which are all purely natural and obtained exclusively from the cocoa pulp. As a business firmly rooted in creating a Triple-Bottom Line, “people, planet, profit”, Koa is committed to generating a positive impact for all stakeholders along the value chain. By reducing food waste by ~40% and using more of a cocoa farm’s potential, Koa contributes to reducing the negative environmental footprint in the cocoa sector.
Country
Switzerland
Website
Designer(s)
The entire team at Koa Switzerland and Ghana
Founded in 2017, the main focus was on the productive use of solar power to stimulate the rural economy. Through a series of intensive research, Koa discovered that the cocoa value chain has a great need to improve the utilization of natural resources and people's livelihoods. This is how Koa started to upcycle the cocoa pulp to provide farmers with additional income and create jobs in rural Ghana whilst offering consumers unique and sustainable products that resonate with their preferences.