Jonas Ketterle

About Jonas Ketterle

Through ten years of leadership in the ceremonial cacao movement, Jonas envisions a new era for chocolate that is a departure from low cost bulk cocoa for candy, which is an industrial exploitation of tropical rainforest ecosystems and peoples. Ceremonial cacao is a clear pathway to providing high value sustainable livelihoods for vast networks of family farms, while protecting tropical rainforest ecology and offering immense health benefits and delicious satisfaction for chocolate lovers. Jonas brings his expertise in mechanical engineering, with a BS and MS from Stanford University and graduate studies supported by the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for first generation Americans, to operate a world class chocolate factory that specializes in producing authentic 100% cacao that retains the wild essence of the rainforest. Ora currently direct sources organic and regenerative cacao from communities in Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, Tanzania, and Uganda, and uses rigorous lab testing to verify metals safety and high flavonoid content. Jonas is German and immigrated to the US at age 4 and loves dancing, exploring the world, enjoying peaceful time in nature, and sharing lovingly prepared food.