The Belgian Chocolate Makers

13/09/2026

Be real enough to be disliked.
Never become fake enough to be adored.

Not everyone will understand you.
Not everyone will like you.
And that’s okay.

Because being loved for a version of yourself you invented is not love; it’s applause for a character you’re playing.

At The Belgian Chocolate Makers we would rather be hated for our authenticity (and we are really hated by the Brussels agencies, useless politicians and fake chocolate makers around) than loved for a story that was never truly ours.

Be honest. Be imperfect. Be unapologetically yourself.

The right people won’t need you to pretend.

11/09/2026

🇯🇵 We’re heading to Tourism EXPO Japan 2026!

This September, The Belgian Chocolate Makers will be in Tokyo for one of Japan’s largest and most important events for the global tourism industry.

From 24–27 September at Tokyo Big Sight, Tourism EXPO Japan will bring together destinations, tourism organisations, travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, transport providers and industry professionals from around the world.

For us, it’s a fantastic opportunity to introduce our bean-to-bar chocolate experiences in Brussels to the Japanese travel industry and connect with new partners interested in offering their guests an authentic Belgian chocolate experience.

From factory visits and chocolate tastings to hands-on workshops, we welcome individual travellers as well as groups of up to 70 participants in the heart of Brussels.
The 2026 theme, « The Changing Nature of Travel » also makes this year particularly relevant, exploring how new expectations, lifestyles and technologies are transforming the way people travel and the experiences they seek.

🍫 Are you a tour operator, travel agency, DMC or tourism professional attending the Expo?

We’d love to meet you in Tokyo. Let’s connect and explore how we can work together.

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11/09/2026

We’re very excited to announce that The Belgian Chocolate Makers will be taking part in Chocoa 2027 in Amsterdam; and that we’ll also have our own stand at the Chocolate Festival Amsterdam!

For us, Chocoa is much more than a chocolate event. It brings together the people who shape the entire cacao and chocolate world: farmers, producers, makers, experts, buyers and passionate chocolate lovers from across the globe.

As a Belgian bean-to-bar chocolate maker, working from cacao beans to the finished chocolate in our own workshop in Brussels, we strongly believe in craftsmanship, transparency, traceability and giving each cacao origin the opportunity to express its unique character.

We can’t wait to meet fellow professionals, exchange ideas, discover new origins and innovations, and share our chocolates with the thousands of visitors expected at the Chocolate Festival.

🇧🇪 Belgian craftsmanship is coming to Amsterdam.
📍 Chocoa 2027 in Amsterdam
🍫 Find The Belgian Chocolate Makers at the Chocolate Festival Amsterdam.

See you in Amsterdam!

25/08/2026

🇨🇳🍫 Something very exciting is happening in Hainan…

We are currently testing the very first batch of chocolate made with our Chinese cacao beans from Hainan, and the result is honestly incredible.

An explosion of fruity notes, followed by a powerful, deep dark chocolate character. Intense, surprising and already very, very promising. 🌱🍫

And this is only the beginning.

🏭 September: opening of our chocolate production centre in Hainan
🏪 January: opening of our first store in China

A new chapter is being written for The Belgian Chocolate Makers.

A few years ago, who would have imagined that a small artisan chocolate maker from Brussels, making chocolate from the bean, could develop so quickly, and one day produce chocolate in China from cacao grown in Hainan?

It sounded a little crazy.

Now we’re tasting it. ❤️

Brussels 🇧🇪 → Hainan 🇨🇳
From bean to bar. And from a crazy idea to reality.

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17/08/2026

A single bonbon, and everything behind it.

The cacao traced to its origin, roasted, tempered, and molded by a certified artisan. No shortcuts, no resellers. You taste the bean before you taste the sugar.

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17/08/2026

Tempering by hand. The pull, the spread, the shine as it sets.

In our 1.5-hour VIP class you don't just watch. You work the chocolate yourself, guided by a certified Brussels maker. Bean to bar, start to finish, in your own two hands.

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17/08/2026

Pouring tempered chocolate, one careful stage of many.

In 90 minutes you move from raw cocoa bean through roasting, tempering, and molding to the finished taste. The whole bean-to-bar arc, nothing skipped. This is what a real workshop looks like from the inside.

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02/08/2026

31/07/2026

There’s something magical about watching strangers become teammates over chocolate.

Laughter fills the room, hands get covered in chocolate, creativity takes over, and for 90 minutes, the world outside simply disappears.

Behind every chocolate creation is a smile, a shared moment, and a memory made together. Because the sweetest part of our workshops isn’t just the chocolate we craft… it’s the joy we share.

🍫 Learn. Taste. Create. Laugh.
That’s what real chocolate experiences are all about.