Today, we are the largest fine and flavor cacao processor and exporter in the Dominican Republic. No project is too small, contact us to learn more.
Héctor J. Rizek Llabaly, born in 1931, President of Rizek Cacao, one of the most important exporting groups in the Dominican Republic that handles a high percentage of organic cacao production, process & export.
A family business since 1905, led today by its fourth and fifth generations.
The Rizek’s are cacao growers, processors and exporters.
Center for the Integral Transformation of Cacao (CETICO), a unique facility conceived by Rizek Cacao to produce the best, distinctive cacao.
A fully-integrated post-harvest cacao processing center, located in the heartland of Dominican cacao: the Duarte province.
Our mission is to provide continuity to the tradition of cacao. Every generation has instilled their spirit of innovation and passion.
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We have achieved many milestones thanks to our profound work ethic and passion for cacao.
We promote the selection of the best varieties availablein the country by means of grafting i.e. asexual reproduction. As a result, there are Rizek named clones that stand out for their yield and tasting qualities.
We believe that discipline in production protocols, is key to obtaining true quality value fermentation and drying can be induced and controlled to a certain extent. This limit of control has to be pushed continuously further.
We believe in certifications not as simple endorsement of a compliance scheme, but because they represent a true commitment to a system of values and practices that are crucial to the sustainability of the cacao sector.
Microbiology and biochemistry shed a meaningful light on the mystery of the creation of aromas.
RIZEKCACAO, S.A.S., is a company dedicated growing, processing and exporting of cacao products and sub-products, adhering to international norms and standards, to satisfy the needs and expectations of our customers and other interested parties, maintaining the distinctive characteristics, diversification, quality, security and integrity in the processes; committed to complying with legal and regulatory requirements and security objectives, continuously improving the management system through comprehensive risk management, to prevent illegal activities, environmental damage, unethical conduct, corruption and bribery that may affect our products, services and activities, promoting the use of computer controls to safeguard the integrity and availability of information, promoting the establishment of controls to avoid labor abuse, discrimination, forced labor, child labor and other violations of the human rights of our collaborators and other interested parties, supporting community actions and other institutions dedicated to working for the welfare of society.