The Conscious Chocolate story

From humble beginnings as a cottage industry in the beautiful Sussex countryside in the South of the United Kingdom, the dream of producing a lovingly manufactured, richly textured yet healthy chocolate has became reality with the creation of the Conscious Chocolate brand.

Through the continued vision of a group of health conscious individuals, the reality of an organic, raw yet great tasting chocolate has been created in a range of chocolates unrivalled in the world for quality ingredients, loving preparation with a rich delicious texture that is also healthy. Our mandate is that everyone, regardless of dietary requirements, can enjoy the variety of chocolate we make.

While chocolate has for centuries invoked thoughts of decadence, love, romance and a sense for the forbidden with over indulgence a constant worry, chocolate can actually be good for you. Hard though it is to believe, chocolate produced from organic, raw ingredients, containing no refined sugars and produced using minimal heat (and with loving intention) will deliver vital antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. And it can still taste amazing and deliver that texture and feeling of decadence and luxury. Our chocolate range is healthy as it is luxurious.

Using the finest raw organic ingredients from trusted suppliers, Conscious Chocolate has achieved that elusive dream of a quality, lovingly prepared, organic, raw yet great tasting chocolate with absolutely no added nasties.

Since commencing small-scale production in 2006 in the United Kingdom, Conscious Chocolate is now available in Australia. Our aim is to supply all natural health food shops around Australia – and, of course, you can purchase online.

The Conscious Chocolatier

Pana Barbounis is the founder and chocolate maker of Conscious Chocolate Australia. Pana lives in Melbourne and operates his business from Port Melbourne, Victoria.

Pana has a broad background in hospitality, having worked as a Director of wholesale catering and Director / Owner of many Melbourne cafes & restaurants for over 20 years. He is passionate about raw and slow-cooked food. Taste is also important and Pana enjoys bringing people together to experience the enjoyment of cooking food through love, health and happiness. Pana never compromises on ingredients by ensuring good quality organic ingredients are used to deliver the best flavours, texture and taste in a very balanced way.

Pana is a father of two children who inspire him to live a more balanced lifestyle with his organic produce from his very own garden, his loving pet chickens and his passion to cook from his personally-constructed wood oven. His passion is to bring joy to everyones faces with the love of good quality food and to live life in a more harmonious way.