A deep love of cacao lies at the heart of Kaboom Bites. The idea for this product grew out of a desire to experience this “food of the gods” (what its Latin name theobroma cacao translates to) unadulterated, in its most basic form. The essence of it is simplicity, both dietarily and environmentally.
The more we can eat ingredients right from their original source, the more we live what Costa Ricans call “pura vida,” a pure life.
About us.
We are so happy to be obtaining our cacao beans from PISA, a central cacao-fermenting organization in Haiti that is led by women, that gives farmers a fair price for their beans and eliminates risk, helping build sustainable industry in a country plagued by hurricanes and economic strife.
Their supplier is Uncommon Cacao, who are the pioneers of Transparent Trade. You can read more about it here. You can read more about PISA here.
We are committed to being as environmentally and socially responsible in everything we do. We seek to understand the origins of our food, which means looking not only at the way foods are grown, but how they are processed.
This is all connected to how we tread upon Earth in our lives. How can we need less, use less, and be more simple?
Our Founder:
Katherine Fleissner has worked across the culinary sector since 1994, working in professional kitchens and running a vegan pastry business, holistic confections company, and wholesale tempeh manufacturing operation. The spark to cook healthy foods was ignited 35 years ago, and her realization of the need for environmental responsibility came shortly afterwards.
For the past three decades, she has continuously researched trends in natural foods, cultivating her passion for nutrition and sharing delicious rejuvenative foods.
The umbrella to Kaboom Bites is E & E’s, which she created to honor and support her beloved daughters, Eliza and Emma.