Unlocking the Deliciousness of Cacao

We don’t just sell cacao. We give people an experience. Captains was built on the belief that cacao should be special, and we carry that belief into everything we do.

Our Story

Welcome to Captains

Captain’s Cocoa Co. Costa Rica began with a salmon fisherman from Alaska looking for warmer a winter. He met Joel Sanchez, a Louisiana missionary-turned-Costa Rican beef farmer, and together they started a project to help Indigenous cacao farmers.

So, they started a chocolate factory, buying 10,000 seedlings for various Indigenous farmers. These seedlings eventually produced cacao beans where Captains began paying double the fair trade price for the beans. To ensure consistent quality, Mark and Joel built a processing plant and a sister retail store in Wisconsin where they export cacao beans, nibs, and cacao licor.

Gourmet Cacao – Taste the Difference!

Our cacao is meticulously processed at our factory in Costa Rica, using sustainable and ethical practices. Our products are vegan, gluten-free, and free of artificial flavors and preservatives. Our 95% fermentation success rate is what makes our products unique resulting in a very high-quality product for our consumers.


Captains Cocoa Co. Costa Rica

Come by and visit our facility to experience the full cacao experience

Open Hours

Sun – Friday: 7-5pm

Location

800 mts al sur del centro turistico Bocuare Jungle, Valle de la Estrella, Limón, Costa Rica

Contact

+50683015060 info@captainscr.com