The Australian traveled to the jungles of Ecuador, searching for the perfect cocoabean: Arriba Nacionale, which features an intense smell and flowery aroma.
Ms. McDonald, originally from Australia and now living in Frankfurt, started Blyss Chocolate because she wanted to bring back the pure flavor of the cocoabean, without any additives or sugar.
If all goes well, and if the test results are verified to the state government's satisfaction by a third-party auditor, which should happen within a few weeks, the plant will begin trucking mountains of used and otherwise useless (but free) cocoa-bean shells to the plant early next year.