Chocolate field glossary

Bean-to-bar

A maker model that starts with cacao beans and controls roasting, grinding and later production.

Origin & trade · working definition

Use the word
with precision.

Why it matters: Use this term with a stated scope, date and evidence trail; market language does not establish an ethical outcome by itself.
Common confusion: The term “Bean-to-bar” is useful only at the scope defined above; it should not be stretched into a general quality, health, origin or ethics claim.
Practical example: When you encounter “Bean-to-bar” on a wrapper, process description or tasting note, ask what observation or record supports that exact use.