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Interactive team building

Bean to Bar

What if your next chocolate bar started with a real cocoa bean?

Before it becomes that familiar sweet treat, chocolate goes on a long journey. Bean to Bar invites participants to trace this path, observing the beans, smelling the aromas and tasting different expressions of cocoa. The discovery continues with a creative session: everyone composes their own bar, chooses their pairings and leaves with their own personal creation.

A sensory exploration that transforms tasting into a shared experience.

Plan Bean to Bar
Bean to Bar presentation with cocoa pods, cocoa beans, and the different stages of chocolate processing.
Duration
Approximately 1 h 30
Participants
10 to 60 participants
Environment
Indoor
Indoors
Languages
FR · EN · NL

Tracing the journey of chocolate

The experience begins with the raw ingredients. Participants observe the pods and beans, discover the main stages that transform cocoa, and let their senses guide the tasting.

Then it's time to create. Everyone chooses their pairings and customises their own bar with different toppings. The creations take different directions, preferences are revealed, and conversations arise naturally around flavours and discoveries.

What the experience reveals

  1. Awakening your senses

    Observing, smelling and tasting chocolate to better appreciate the richness of its aromas and textures.

  2. Exploring your preferences

    Making personal choices and discovering the pairings that match your own tastes.

  3. Sharing the discovery

    Comparing sensations and creations to spark spontaneous conversations among participants.

Who it’s for

Bean to Bar is suitable for teams looking to share a gourmet, accessible break that’s rich in discoveries. The experience fits particularly well into a team away day, a seminar, a celebration, or any programme where you want to add a sensory and creative activity.

  • Share an enjoyable, unifying moment
  • Get to know each other and understand others

Good to know

  • Each participant creates their own personalised chocolate bar and can take it home with them.
  • The workshop includes a sensory discovery and a chocolate tasting.
  • Allergies and dietary restrictions must be communicated with your request.
  • For groups of more than 60 participants, feasibility and setup are assessed on request.

Ready to trace the journey of chocolate?

Let's organise a Bean to Bar experience tailored to your team and venue.

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