celleste bio – A Cocoa-Tech Company

One pod, One bean, is all it takes to grow the world's chocolate

Real cocoa. Infinite Scale.

Celleste has created a proprietary 'cocoa technology' that removes the industry's dependence on unstable, geography-bound cocoa supply.

Our model integrates biotech, agtech, and AI to deliver a consistent, traceable, and high-quality supply of 100% real cocoa ingredients - produced at scale, anywhere in the world.

It serves as a seamless drop-in replacement for existing chocolate manufacturing.

COCOA - at the mercy of nature

and that's a multi-billion-dollar problem for the chocolate industry

500,000 tons supply shortage
400% of price
$12,000/metric ton
10% margin/profit loss
10%-20% in consumer hikes passed on the consumer

The world has a love affair with chocolate.

creating a multi-billion-dollar challenge for chocolate makers.

$120B industry Chocolate
4.5% CAGR
30% of companies' revenues

Chocolate companies spend
$16.5B on cocoa ingredients
$7B on cocoa butter

Traditional cocoa farming alone can't sustain cocoa

This is no passing crisis - cocoa losses are far greater than recognised

Climate change

92%-96% deforestation of Cote D'ivoire & Ghana have been diminished due to planting of cocoa of all the forests

Pests, diseases

Global yield reduced by 30%-40% each year. Loss of 1.5-2M tons each year

"Crop swap"

Growers move to grow palm oil and rubber - a better and more secure livelihoods

The biggest challenge for real chocolate-

Cocoa Butter

It makes 1/3 of a standard chocolate
Cocoa butter is the most expensive and resource intense to grow and produce

Real chocolate can't be made without cocoa butter

Why manufacturers choose Celleste

We use one material source to create two product lines

Chocolate grade cocoa butter & powder

Commodity drop-in replacement

Tailored products & fine flavors

Sweetness level
Melting temperature
Unique fine flavors

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