Our story · Since 1830
A Taste of a Great Story
What began in Venezuela's Paria Region in 1830 has grown into six generations dedicated to exceptional cacao and chocolate.
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1827The Arrival
A Journey from Corsica
Our story begins with Vicente Franceschi Vicentelli, who arrived in Venezuela from Corsica, France, in 1827. He settled in Carúpano, in the Paria Region, where our family's connection to Venezuelan cacao began.
Vicente Franceschi Vicentelli. 
La Vigía and part of the Plaza de Santa Rosa, Carúpano — an old postcard. 
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1830The Founding
The Beginning of a Legacy
In 1830, Vicente Franceschi established the family business in Venezuela's Paria Region, beginning a tradition rooted in the cultivation and trade of cacao.
Nearly two centuries later, that legacy continues through our commitment to preserving exceptional cacao varieties and producing distinctive chocolates.
A house on the hillside — family archive. -
1990sCacao Research
Rediscovering Fine Criollo Cacao
In the early 1990s, the fifth generation began an extensive effort to identify, study, and preserve Venezuela's exceptional Criollo cacao varieties, celebrated among the finest and rarest in the world.
Venezuela is home to a remarkable diversity of these prized cacaos, and this research laid the foundation for the collection of fine cacao varieties that distinguishes Franceschi today.
Ocumare 77 pods on the tree. -
2010Franceschi Chocolate
From Cacao to Chocolate
The sixth generation took the next step: transforming our family's cacao expertise into finished chocolate.
Franceschi Chocolate was created to showcase the distinctive flavors and aromas of Venezuelan cacao, combining generations of knowledge with modern chocolate-making techniques.
Bars out of the mold, each stamped with the F. 
Wrapped by hand. 
Every bar, one by one.
