Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗢𝗕 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻' 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 In line with the 2024 economic trends, the majority of the fastest-growing developing countries in the world are located in Asia. To capitalize on this ideal potential, many businesses in the region are building specific supply chain processes designed for resilience and regeneration—contributing to multi-layered values both for the company and the home country. As a pioneer in establishing the bean-to-bar chocolate model in Vietnam, Mr. Vincent Mourou, Founder and CEO of Marou Faiseurs de Chocolat, shared his insights on the company's 'Vertical Integration' approach: "𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 '𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨' 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮. 𝘉𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴—𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺—𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴." In this way, beyond the profits generated from chocolate product sales, Marou can contribute directly to the national economy by collaborating with and supporting farming communities across various regions, as well as driving the growth of domestic production. #Marouchocolate #UOB #GatewaytoASEAN2024 #madeinvietnam #Supplychains #VerticalIntegration

🏅🍫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐈 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟔𝟓% 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 Beneath a rich 65% dark chocolate shell lies the sweet and nutty taste of finely ground lotus seeds mixed with fresh cream, creating a delicate caramel lotus filling that left a lasting impression on the judges from the very first taste. This exclusive creation is part of Maison Marou's 2024 Mid-Autumn Collection, offering a distinctive highlight for this year’s full moon celebration. #marouchocolate #marou #beantobar #singleoriginvietnam #craftchocolate #artisanchocolate #cacao #madeinvietnam #singleorigin #darkchocolate

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗙𝗪𝗔 (𝗧𝗮𝘅-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆! The 40th TFWA Conference took place last week, featuring numerous renowned brands from the cosmetics, food, fashion, and technology sectors. This year also marked Marou's debut as one of the leading craft chocolate producers from Asia. We gained valuable insights into the duty-free confectionery market at the exhibition and expanded our connections with international airports’ duty-free operators. This opportunity significantly advances Marou's vision to enter the international travel retail sector, spreading the unique and premium quality of Vietnamese chocolate worldwide! #Marouchocolate #TFWASingapore #beantobar #singleoriginvietnam #craftchocolate #artisanchocolate #cacao #madeinvietnam

🌏 Le 212 au Vietnam - Épisode 1 🇻🇳 À peine arrivés au Vietnam, les étudiants du master 212 sont partis à la découverte des entreprises locales, en commençant par la capitale économique Hô Chi Minh-Ville, au sud du pays. Lors de notre séjour à Hô Chi Minh-Ville, nos étudiants ont été chaleureusement accueillis par Vincent Gérard Mourou au sein du flagship de Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat. Marou est né en 2011 de la collaboration de Vincent Mourou, publicitaire de formation et longtemps expatrié aux Etats-Unis, et Samuel Maruta, initialement cadre en finance internationale, tous deux devenus les pionniers du chocolat vietnamien. Alors que la quasi-totalité de la petite production vietnamienne de cacao, à peine 5 000 tonnes les meilleures années, était auparavant exportée et n’était aucunement mise en valeur, Vincent Mourou et Samuel Maruta ont été inspirés par le potentiel inexploité du cacao vietnamien. Conscients du potentiel du Vietnam en tant que producteur de cacao de haute qualité, Samuel et Vincent ont traversé le pays à la recherche des meilleures fèves de cacao. Ils ont établi des partenariats avec des agriculteurs locaux dans des provinces telles que Ba Ria-Vung Tau et Ben Tre, où le cacao est cultivé de façon traditionnelle, et ils y ont établi des partenariats de long terme basés sur des pratiques agricoles durables et équitables ainsi que sur la confiance mutuelle. Chaque étape de la production est ainsi réalisée de façon artisanale, de la sélection des fèves à la fabrication du chocolat, qui se fait uniquement à partir d’ingrédients vietnamiens dans leur fabrique à Hô Chi Minh-Ville. L'histoire de Marou illustre parfaitement le potentiel du Vietnam en tant que producteur de cacao de qualité supérieure et son émergence sur la scène mondiale du chocolat artisanal. En combinant savoir-faire traditionnel, innovation et passion, Marou a réussi à mettre en valeur le patrimoine chocolatier unique du Vietnam et à contribuer à son rayonnement sur la scène gastronomique internationale. Nous remercions chaleureusement Vincent Mourou et Thao Nguyen pour cet accueil gourmand au sein de Marou ! Restez connectés, les aventures du 212 au Vietnam ne font que commencer !

𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐨! Maison Marou is always a haven for passionate souls eager to dive into exploration and experience. Today, we joyously welcomed 120 Master's students from Cambridge University joining us for a sharing session by founder Vincent Mourou about the journey of discovering Vietnamese cacao beans to create one of the world's finest "bean-to-bar" artisan chocolates. With enthusiasm, excitement, and pride, we brought forth all our dedication to convey the extraordinary story of Marou to a multitude of chocolate enthusiasts and beyond! #Marouchocolate #CambridgeUniversity #beantobar #singleoriginvietnam #craftchocolate #artisanchocolate #cacao #madeinvietnam

[Français ci-dessous] 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱... 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺! This was the headline for the article where we are privileged to be featured on TF1, the national French television channel. Joining the TF1 crew on a journey to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, we had the opportunity to unveil Marou's story about two French men who discovered the forgotten cacao trees dating back to the colonial era. You can read the full article and watch the documentary video here: https://lnkd.in/g4FaF_zg Source: 𝗧𝗙𝟭𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 _________________ 𝗟'𝘂𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗶𝘁... 𝗮𝘂 𝗩𝗶𝗲̂𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗺 ! Tel est le titre de l'article dans lequel nous avons eu le privilège d'être présentés sur TF1, la chaîne de télévision nationale française. En rejoignant l'équipe de TF1 lors de leur voyage dans le delta du Mékong au Vietnam, nous avons eu l'occasion de dévoiler l'histoire de Marou, celle de deux Français qui ont découvert des cacaoyers oubliés datant du temps de l'Indochine. Vous pouvez lire l'article complet et regarder la vidéo du documentaire en français ici : https://lnkd.in/g4FaF_zg Source : 𝗧𝗙𝟭𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼

Throughout 2023, Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat has experienced many remarkable milestones made possible by key collaborative efforts and the passion for creating the most inspiring chocolate experiences.@ Read more 👉 https://buff.ly/3tHBYBR Vincent Gérard Mourou Stéphanie Aubriot Nhân Nguyễn --- Marou - a private equity investment announced by Mekong Enterprise Fund IV: ➡️ Marou: https://buff.ly/4aKYrie ➡️ Mekong Enterprise Fund IV: https://buff.ly/4azT84S #MekongCapital #PrivateEquity #Marou #MarouChocolate #MekongEnterpriseFundIV #MEFIV #TransformationalPrivateEquity #VisionDrivenInvesting

We are seeking a Chief Finance Officer who will play a pivotal role as a partner to the CEO in driving financial performance and ensuring the company's growth as the #1 vertically integrated chocolate maker and retailer in Asia by 2025, while also becoming the pride of Vietnam.

2024: The Year of Cacao Ascendancy Throughout 2023, Marou has experienced many remarkable milestones made possible by key collaborative efforts and our passion for creating the most inspiring chocolate experiences. 🍫 We added a "new member" to the Marou family: our ultra-creamy White Chocolate 44% & Vietnamese Vanilla Single Origin, crafted with pure vanilla sourced from Bà Rịa province and our cocoa butter pressed from six distinct cacao regions across the country. 🍫 We won a WORLD SILVER medal at the prestigious International Chocolate Awards 2023 with our amazing Caramel Pumpkin Seed 65% Dark Chocolate. 🍫 We cultivated nearly 100,000 cocoa trees over a total area of 200 hectares by collaborating with over 500 cacao farmers in 7 provinces across Vietnam. 🍫 We’ve created thousands of new chocolate lovers with the opening of 7 more Maison Marou chocolateries, including 2 new cities, Da Nang and Hoi An. 🍫 Upholding the motto "Tasting Good - Doing Good," we actively participated in seminars focusing on Sustainable Development, such as ASSET-H&C's workshop "Sustainable Food System in Hospitality: Where to Start?" and COP28's "Cocoa, Coffee and Tea | Developing inclusive Value Chains for Farmers and Climate" held in Dubai. As we approach 2024, the Marou Chocolate team extends our warmest wishes for a prosperous and thriving Year of the Dragon to you all. Stay tuned for the new surprises as we gear up for new adventures in chocolate in 2024! #Adventure #Passion #Authenticity #FUN #Integrity #Collaboration

🌟 Sensory Symphony | Gala Dinner & Business Awards Meet our remarkable nominees! 🏆✨ We are thrilled to introduce the incredible businesses nominated for the French Business Awards at our "Sensory Symphony" Gala Dinner. ⭐ Business Innovation Award ▪ CBA Design ▪ GreenYellow Asia ▪ Saint-Gobain ⭐ Employer of the year ▪ Bel ▪ GEODIS ▪ Havas ⭐ Green Business of the year ▪ Bel ▪ LES VERGERS DU MEKONG ▪ Saint-Gobain ⭐ SME Excellence Award ▪ HRK Group ▪ Marou - Faiseurs de Chocolat ▪ O-We Water Vietnam Limited seats are still available for this extraordinary evening. Join us as we celebrate their achievements and toast to the future of French excellence in Vietnam. Secure your seat now and be part of the celebration! 🥂 Make history, take part in the "Sensory Symphony". ➡ https://lnkd.in/g5qNQRjU 📆 December 7, 2023 📍 Mai House Saigon Hotel ⭐ Thank you to our sponsors for their support Havas Vietnam, Air France, Groupe BPCE, Pernod Ricard #CCIFV #SensorySymphony #Frenchgaladinner #Vietnam