Marielle Flores is the Filipina Founder of the World’s First Belgian Tableya
FILIPINA FOUNDER – Meet the Filipina founder of the World’s First Belgian Tableya, Marielle Flores.
Spaniards are the one who introduced cocoa tree into the Philippines and the rest of Asia. The bean of the cocoa can turn into very delicious chocolate.
The bean of the cocoa was roasted, ground and fermented. This hot chocolate became the traditional chocolate drink in the country or
Entrepreneurs in the country purchase cacao from small farm owners and processed
Meanwhile, a Filipina from Belgium named Marielle Flores became a successful owner of the first Belgian tableya in Belgium.
Based on a report from ABS-CBN, Marielle Flores and her husband Matthias Moens didn’t expect that their product will be such a big hit in the market.
Marielle was in an online course while her husband was working into the digital business last October 2017.
“The idea came when Matthias and I decided to settle here. I was looking for a new business. I wanted to do E-commerce,” said Marielle.
According to the report, Marielle Flores shared the story how the Belgian tableya. She said she told Moens that she misses the tableya in the Philippines.
Mariell then learned that Belgium has no
Based on the report, Marielle and Moen’s shop name Theo and Brom was derived from the scientific name of cocoa. She revealed that the main ingredients of their products were from the Philippines such as the cacao from Davao and Muscovado.
She and her husband aimed to produce a product that will bring the Philippine and Belgian culture closer.
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