No — it covers makers, ingredient/bean suppliers, buyers and retailers, farms and cooperatives, industry professionals, and community members. It's meant to represent the whole value chain, not just one side of it.

The Directory is a free, searchable index of who's who in the industry. Editorial Partnerships are paid, clearly-labeled sponsored placements across our Substack, Instagram, and X coverage — a way for brands to reach our readership directly.

No. The Directory exists specifically so you don't need a pre-existing network to find verified makers, suppliers, or buyers — that's the point of it.

Trade publications mostly cover the industry. Cocoa Archive covers it and gives you a working tool — the Directory — to actually act on what you read.

Yes. Many makers, cooperatives, and suppliers do both — a free Directory listing plus a paid feature or origin spotlight when they have something specific to announce.