Cocoa Tea & Cacao Roots — Team Experience
Cocoa Tea & Cacao Roots
A guided cocoa tea tasting and team experience, hosted live in your office, streamed to remote colleagues, or both — built around a traditional Grenadian drinking chocolate almost nobody outside the islands has tasted.
A hands-on experience, not a lecture
Your team hears the story and tastes the product together. Tevon Pierre, founder of Spice Isle Craft Chocolate, prepares cocoa tea live and walks the group through Grenada's cacao history, then everyone tastes it, in the room and on camera. It's an easy fit for a team offsite, a lunch-and-learn, a holiday gathering, or any group that wants something more memorable than another catered lunch.
Spice Isle Craft Chocolate is a Toronto-based, small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate maker. Cacao is sourced directly from Grenada, where Tevon grew up around cacao, as his family has for generations, and still farms today.
The story behind the cup
Cacao arrived in Grenada in 1714 under French colonization, and by the 1760s Grenada was the largest cocoa producer in the British West Indies, an economy built on enslaved labour, much of it West African in origin. Cocoa tea wasn't the colonial product, it was what enslaved and later free Afro-Caribbean communities made for themselves at home. That reclaiming, turning a plantation export into a household tradition carried forward for generations, is the throughline of every session, and it connects directly to Tevon's own family, who still farm that same cacao in Grenada today.
Format & run of show
60 minutes (45-minute option available). Live at your office, streamed to remote colleagues, with an optional mailed cook-along kit for remote guests who want to prepare along.
| Time | Segment | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 – 0:05 | Welcome | Host opens; Tevon introduced. In-person guests have samples/kits in front of them. |
| 0:05 – 0:20 | The Story | Grenada's cocoa history from 1714, how enslaved and later free Afro-Caribbean communities made cocoa tea their own, and Tevon's family farm today. |
| 0:20 – 0:40 | Guided Tasting | Tevon prepares cocoa tea live. In-person guests taste immediately; kit-holders prepare and taste along on camera. |
| 0:40 – 0:55 | Q&A | Open floor — sourcing, the business, Black entrepreneurship in food and beverage. |
| 0:55 – 1:00 | Close | Thank-you, where to find Spice Isle, and a discount code for attendees who want to order. |
Built for hybrid teams
Base plan: a live stream for remote colleagues, included at no cost, with full participation in the tasting and Q&A.
Optional upgrade — cook-along kits: a cocoa tea pouch mailed ahead of time so remote colleagues prepare and taste live on camera. Kits can be shipped in bulk to the office for attendees to take home, or directly to individual addresses. Either way, sign-up needs to close about 2 weeks before the event so kits ship in time.
What we need from you
- A demo/prep area visible to all attendees, and power access for a kettle or induction burner.
- Basic AV feeding the stream (a laptop webcam works), plus a screen if you'd like photos/video shown during the story.
- A shipping list (name + address) for any cook-along kit registrants, due 2 weeks before the event.
Spice Isle brings the product, cups, and any prep equipment for in-person tasting.
Investment
All figures in CAD, before tax. Happy to adjust scope to fit your budget and group size.
| Line item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitation fee — up to 25 in-person | $450 CAD flat | 60 min session, in-office + livestream. |
| Facilitation fee — 25–40 in-person | $600 CAD flat | Same session; covers the extra product and time. |
| Remote livestream attendance | No cost | Any number of remote colleagues can join the stream and Q&A. |
| Cook-along kits, shipped to office | $5 CAD/person | Minimum 10 kits; bulk-shipped to the office, attendees take one home. |
| Cook-along kits, shipped to homes | $12 CAD/person | Shipped directly to each remote colleague's address. |
Bring cocoa tea to your team
Tell us your group size, preferred date, and whether you'd like remote colleagues included, and we'll confirm availability and send over a proposal.
Email hello@spiceislechocolate.com
From my hands to yours
Every bar is made with the same love for cacao that started on the farm. I’m proud to share that journey with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Spice Isle Craft Chocolate?
Tevon Pierre founded Spice Isle Craft Chocolate to create small-batch, handcrafted chocolate that highlights Grenada’s cocoa heritage.
How did Spice Isle Craft Chocolate start?
Spice Isle was founded to showcase the natural flavour of Grenadian cocoa. The brand grew from a passion for small-batch, handcrafted chocolate and a desire to connect the farm to the finished bar.
Why focus on Grenadian cocoa?
Grenada produces exceptional cocoa, yet single-origin Grenadian chocolate is rare. Cocoa is sourced directly from family farms and cooperatives to ensure quality and support local communities.
How is the chocolate made?
Spice Isle uses traditional bean-to-bar methods. Each batch is handcrafted with careful attention to roasting, grinding, and conching to highlight the unique flavours of the beans.
What makes this chocolate different from mass-produced chocolate?
Our chocolate is small-batch and made from real cocoa beans, without shortcuts or artificial ingredients. The result is smooth, rich dark chocolate with less bitterness than typical dark chocolate, featuring flavour notes of chocolatey, dark sugars, ripe fruit, and cinnamon.
Is Spice Isle working toward farm-to-bar chocolate?
Yes. The brand is developing methods to ferment and dry cocoa directly, with the goal of fully farm-to-bar production in the future.
What is Spice Isle Craft Chocolate’s mission?
The mission is to create high-quality, handcrafted chocolate while honouring Grenadian cocoa, teaching people about cocoa farming, and supporting ethical sourcing practices.
What is the philosophy behind Spice Isle Craft Chocolate?
Spice Isle is about care, craft, and connection. From growing cocoa as a child to making chocolate as an adult, we aim to share a full-circle chocolate experience that celebrates the beans, the farmers, and the joy of small-batch, handcrafted chocolate.