Luker Chocolate Alters Organizational Structure

Luker Chocolate, a Bogota, Colombia-based chocolate manufacturer that supplies chocolate for private label brands, has announced an organizational shakeup. Luker’s Sustainability and Cocoa Sourcing teams will now be integrated under one area led by industry leader and VP, Julia Ocampo. 

Luker Chocolate earned B Corporation status in Q2 of this year, which has led the company to make changes within the it’s organizational structure to “reflect Luker Chocolate’s vision to better integrate sourcing practices with long-term sustainability goals and traceability.” Francisco Gomez, who was until now fulfilling a double role as VP of Cocoa Sourcing and CEO of Luker Agrícola (operation of Luker’s farms), will continue in the latter role, overseeing Luker’s farms. 

“Our team at Luker Chocolate has always had a long-term goal of bringing prosperity to the cocoa-growing regions of Colombia. These new organizational changes along with our steadfast triple impact vision will allow us to positively impact more supplier lives on a global level,” said Camilo Romero, CEO at Luker Chocolate. “Thoughtful sourcing with our valued farmers is core to our overall business development and engagement strategy, so it is a natural fit to completely align our sustainability roadmap in a way that benefits all. As a whole, and especially as part of the B Corp movement, we are committed to measure our actions and continue improving our processes with a triple-impact mindset.”

The manufacturer says the structural reorganization will allow the company to better focus on the three key areas of its business model: Improving Well-Being, Protecting the Environment and Increasing the Income of Cocoa Producers & Communities.

As business-for-business manufacturer, Luker Chocolate produces wide range of fine chocolate ingredients made exclusively from directly sourced Cacao Fino de Aroma.