Our latest special release is a partnership with NZ music legends Fat Freddy's Drop!
The passionfruit and coconut milk chocolate bar celebrates SLO MO the band’s new soulful bass-heavy studio album, mixing flavours that evoke the taste of a classic Aotearoa summer and vibrant Pacific connections. The collaboration features silky vegan coconut milk chocolate made from Vanuatu cocoa, a fresh passionfruit punch, and is topped with toasted coconut.
Fat Freddys Drop worked with WCF to develop the combination, with keyboardist Iain Gordon’s wife Ema Pomare helping to perfect the tropical flavours, and band members dropping by to sample the test bars.
The limited edition Passionfruit and Coconut Milk Bar will be available at Fat Freddy’s SLO MO album release concerts, both here and on the band’s upcoming European and UK tour, at WCF’s Eva Street store, and online at their respective web shops.
The roots between Fat Freddy’s Drop and Wellington Chocolate Factory run deep, with co-founder Gabe Davidson, a musician himself, first meeting Fat Freddy’s horn players, Toby Laing, Joe Lindsay and Scott Towers, at the Wellington Music Conservatorium in the late 1990s.
“For WCF, this is the first time our chocolate has been musically inspired and it’s an honour to do this with such legendary musicians” says Davidson. “This bar captures the essence of Aotearoa, a celebration of our culture and shared vision of a better-tasting world.”
The project also brings attention to WCF’s Pacific partnerships. Since 2015, they have worked closely with Pacific cocoa farmers and now source the majority of their beans from the region.
“We’re excited to shine a spotlight on the farmers of Vanuatu through Fat Freddy’s global reach - it’s a chance to showcase the quality of cocoa produced in the Pacific and build support for their craft,” Davidson adds.
This limited edition Passionfruit and Coconut Milk Bar is available at Fat Freddy’s SLO MO concerts, their online store, at WCF’s Eva Street store and online, and at selected retailers.
