None (TO), July 15th, 2024 – IRCA, an international leader in chocolate, creams, fruit, pistachios, decorations, and other high-quality food ingredients, has acquired Domori Professional, granting IRCA the exclusive rights to use the Domori brand in the B2B channel, offering a full assortment of the premium Domori branded professional products. The agreement was effective as of 1st July 2024 and the distribution will be fully rolled out from 1st January 2025.
Domori, founded by Gianluca Franzoni in 1997 in Italy, is a pioneer in the world of chocolate that focuses on making chocolate with the purest cocoa through a gentle custom-made roasting process, particularly promoting the usage of Criollo cocoa (a rare and high-quality variety of cocoa). Domori is a vertically integrated premium chocolate manufacturer which is dedicated to innovation to create excellent products for its customers. Domori is a leading brand in the world of super-premium chocolate, with cocoa plantations in South and Central America.
The addition of the Domori Brand further elevates the IRCA Group’s premium product offering and brand portfolio, which also includes Dobla, known for premium chocolate decorations; Ravifruit, offering high-quality fruit purees; and Cesarin, the specialist in candied and semi-candied fruit.
"We are pleased to welcome the Domori brand into the IRCA Group, which is the perfect addition to our existing product offering. The Domori B2B portfolio consists of a wide range of premium chocolate products, coupled with deep expertise in the field of cocoa processing from the cocoa bean to the final product and supported by its management of the supply chain.
This acquisition adds a truly high-end chocolate range to our portfolio.
We look forward to extending the reach of Domori products in the B2B channel."
"Our mission is to get our brand to the hearts of the consumer through our extraordinary quality and taking the raw material, the cacao, to places where the chocolate industry has never been before.
Working with IRCA Group will allow our brand to be globally available to the top professional users and create numerous touchpoints for our brand."
Domori is a premium chocolate manufacturer, leading the recovery of the pure essence of noble cocoa with passion and aiming at the involvement of all the key players in its world: growers, production technicians, distribution networks, media, customers, and consumers.
It is at the forefront of innovating cocoa excellence and was able to save the finest variety of cacao (Criollo) in the world from extinction. Domori was founded in 1997 by Gianluca Franzoni and is part of the “Polo del Gusto”, the Holding founded and managed by Riccardo Illy, who unites brands of excellence of the food and beverage sector.
