Contact Person: Nick Moss, Operations Manager. Mob: +256 752 755 069. Email: nick@escouganda.com.

Contact Person: Nick Francis. Mob: +256 772 855 266.

Established in: 1955 (but closed and crossed to DRC) and resumed in Uganda in 1970s.

Certifications: Fairtrade, EOS and NOP

Target market: UK and USA.

Interest: To increase visibility locally and internationally among the cocoa stakeholders and be part strong partners for the government as Uganda establishes policies for the sub-sector.

Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, moringa, vanilla and chillies.

Contact Person: Jeffrey Steinberg. Email: info@latitudetrade.co.

Established: 2016.

Certification: Certified B Corporation, Organic Certification (US NOP and EU).

Description: Latitude is a social enterprise in Uganda producing and exporting specialty cocoa, bean to bar chocolate and cocoa derivatives. The company works with over 5000 certified organic cocoa farmers in Uganda to provide training and a stable market for wet cacao purchased directly from registered farmers at rural village collection points. Latitude operates central fermentation and drying facilities for the production of fully traceable specialty cocoa from several regions of Uganda, supplying chocolate companies in the US, EU and Asia markets. Latitude also produces its own bean to bar chocolate brand (Latitude Craft Chocolate), cocoa powder and cocoa butter at its factories in Kampala for sale in East Africa, US, EU and Japan markets.

Contact Person: Geofrey Arinaitwe. Mob: +256 786 290 279. Email: aggarinaitwe@gmail.com.

Description: Established in 2018 and it processes coffee and cocoa AveniaGlo cosmetics and Gorumet Deluxe chocolates.

GPS Coordinates: 0.17272, 30.08108. Other districts: Bundibugyo, Kampala.

Contact Person: Bwambale Constantine, Director. Mob: +256 772 482 248.

Contact Person: Muhimbi Fred Kule, Administrative Cashier. Mob: +256 787 504 388. Email: fmuhimbi@gmail.com

Established in: 1994.

Member of: Uganda Cocoa Exporters Association and Uganda Manufacturers Association.

Interest: To access international markets.

Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, coffee, rice and papain