From 20kg to 100 Tonnes: The Wild Ride of Kaoba Cacaofruit Sales 🚀

When we first launched Kaoba, we started with just 20kg of cacaofruit pulp, enough to whip up a few batches, share with curious friends and family and see if the world was ready for a soda made from a discarded superfruit. Spoiler alert: you were very ready.

Since then, we’ve sold out. Twice. Which is the kind of problem we’ll happily take any day.

Your support gave us the confidence to go big - like, really big. We’ve just placed an order for over 100 tonnes of fresh, upcycled cacaofruit pulp. That’s right - from 20kg to 100,000kg. 

This monster order means we can now:

• Keep up with our growing list of wholesale partners

• Stay fully stocked for website orders and subscriptions

• Continue taking Kaoba on the road with tasting events across the UK

• And maybe even surprise you with a few new flavour drops (👀 stay tuned)

Beyond the buzz and bubbles, there’s something really powerful about this milestone: every single order helps make a difference to cacao farmers and their families across South America and West Africa. By giving value to the cacaofruit pulp, normally discarded in the chocolate-making process, we’re helping to create extra income streams and reduce waste at the source. That’s a win-win in our book.

We’re always amazed by how far we’ve come in such a short time and that’s entirely thanks to you (our incredible community of early supporters, taste testers, shopkeepers, gym-goers, cocktail lovers and curious sippers)

New products are on the way, our fridges are full (for now), and the cacaofruit revolution is well and truly bubbling.

Thank you for believing in Kaoba, one can at a time. 💛