Macambo Press
Macambo has attracted growing attention from food media, chocolate specialists, chefs, and sustainability advocates across Europe, Latin America, and beyond.
This page is an ongoing archive of coverage, awards, and collaborations.
For press inquiries or sample requests: macambo@canopybridge.com
Awards & Recognition
SUMMUM Ecuador — Producto Emblemático
Inaugural award, 2024/25
Ecuador’s most prestigious culinary recognition. SUMMUM awarded its first-ever Producto Emblemático prize to Canopy Bridge for its decade-long work developing macambo and connecting indigenous Amazonian producers to global markets.
[LINK: summum.ec]
Allo Simonne — Jaguar Chocolate Bar & Spread
Chocolate Awards Americas | Academy of Chocolate
Canadian chocolatier Allo Simonne’s macambo-based Jaguar products have won recognition at two of the world’s most respected chocolate awards programs.
ISM 2026, Cologne — Featured Ingredient Presentation
Import Promotion Desk, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Macambo — sourced from Canopy Bridge / EcoDecisión — selected for presentation at ISM, the world’s leading trade fair for confectionery and snacks.
[LINK: harnisch-digital.de feature]
Media Coverage
Dulcypas 506 / Hello Chefs (Spain)
May 2023 “Descubre todo el potencial del Macambo, el ‘hermano’ desconocido del cacao” Feature by Food Idea Lab’s David Chamorro — professional applications in couverture, vegan namelaka, nougat, and bonbons Read the full story. […]
Food Marketing Technology / Dr. Harnisch Publications (Germany)
Feature timed to ISM 2026 presentation. 2025 `Macambo: The Cocoa Bean that Tastes Like a Nut” Food Marketing Technology / Dr. Harnisch Publications (Germany) Read the full story. […]
Read More… from Food Marketing Technology / Dr. Harnisch Publications (Germany)
Primicias.ec (Ecuador)
Despensa amazónica: tan cercana, tan desconocida. Read the full story. […]
Pásame la Sal (Substack) — Agatha Muñoz
“Macambo: joya de la Amazonía” Written after a visit to the Canopy Lab in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Includes a macambo and banana brownie recipe using Canopy Bridge products, […]
El País – América Futura : Noor Mahtani
“Macambo, de la Amazonia ecuatoriana a una cocina Estrella Michelin” – Published in collaboration with CAF (Development Bank of Latin America). Features Michelin-starred chef Iñaki Murúa (Restaurante Ikaro, Logroño, Spain) […]
Theobroma-Cacao.de (Germany)
May, 2023 “Descubre todo el potencial del Macambo, el ‘hermano’ desconocido del cacao Feature by Food Idea Lab’s David Chamorro — professional applications in couverture, vegan namelaka, nougat, and bonbons Read the full story. […]
