StoneGround Chocolate | George, South Africa

Small batch, bean to bar craft chocolate makers

Grown in Africa, crafted in South Africa.
Real ingredients. Real chocolate.

Ripe cacao pods growing on a cacao tree

Our story

It starts with good
ingredients and big dreams.

Stoneground began as an idea we dared to believe was possible.
Our first steps into the chocolate world were small, but it sparked in us
a passion to pursue a craft we could call our own. With God’s encouragement and guidance, He has carried us step by step into making it a reality.
We are humbled and excited to share this journey, and our chocolate, with you.

From the bean to the bar, every step happens under our hands. No shortcuts, nothing artificial, no unpronounceable ingredients. Just cacao, sugar, and time. We believe a healthy lifestyle can still enjoy chocolate. That’s why we make ours clean and simple. It is the conviction that fuels our business and the way we live our own lives.

The stone-ground process

Our chocolate begins with quality, ethically sourced cacao from Tanzania, Congo and Cameroon. Each origin has a unique character, shaped by the soil it grows in, the climate that surrounds it, and the care taken in fermenting and drying the beans.

Roasting the beans is where these distinctive flavours are drawn out. The roasted beans are then cracked and the husks removed, leaving pure cacao nibs. These nibs are stone ground in our melangers for up to two days, a slow and careful process that gently builds the flavour, smooth and silky. Further conching mellows and deepens the flavour.

From there we mould it into our bars, bonbons and other creations, giving it that perfect sheen, snap and melt-in-your-mouth feel.

Cacao beans

Chocolate running through a melanger

Smooth liquid chocolate

The café

Alarc building @
2 Hibernia Street

Visit our lively coffee shop for a taste of our chocolate and catch a glimpse into our factory.

Chocolate slabs

The Classic Slab.

Dark, milk, white, blonde.
We’ve crafted ten slabs for every kind of chocolate lover.

Coffee with latte art

Something to Drink

Hot and cold.
Coffee and tea favourites and our indulgent hot and iced chocolates.

Chocolate bonbons

Bonbons

The Tasting Selection.
A small collection of moreish filled chocolates.

Chocolate gift with flowers

Gifts

Chocolate, fresh flowers and a card.
The perfect gift for any occasion.

Cacao ingredients

Ingredients

Cacao nibs, butter, powder and chocolate.
For those that like to create themselves.

Cookies and chocolate

More to Enjoy

Because chocolate finds its way into everything.
Cookies, spreads, coated nuts and fruit, and an ever changing menu.

StoneGround Chocolate café exterior at the Alarc building

Visit us

StoneGround Chocolate

Alarc building @ 2 Hibernia Street,
George, Western Cape

info@stonegroundchocolate.co.za

Opening hours to be confirmed