About Us
Zamboanga del Sur’s Pride: Handcrafted Chocolate with a Vision
Liana’s Food Products Manufacturing is proudly a Zambosurian company based in Molave, Zamboanga del Sur in the western part of Mindanao, Philippines.
We are a cacao farmer and manufacturer of Single Origin Tablea and Chocolates. Our cacao beans are sourced directly from our farm, fermented, roasted and ground to perfection. These cacao farms situated in Panagaan and Salug, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur and in Argao, Molave Zamboanga del Sur are known cacao natural farms with good agricultural practices and harvesting healthy produce. This has been made possible with the unwavering support of the provincial and local government since 2014. To date, we now have a total of 13 hectares of farm lands abound with 13,000 cacao trees.
Our focus on cacao farming and manufacturing of cacao-based products emanate from the vision and perseverance of our founder, John Julard Yu, who
inspired us to continue bringing ZamboSurian cacao and its by- products to the national and international community.
Hectares Farmland
Cacao Trees
Our HISTORY
Liana’s Food Products Manufacturing Bean to Bar story began in January 2019. Our Founder, John Julard Yu, decided to focus on our cacao farm and saw a great potential of cacao in the business industry. He realized that most people love eating chocolates and most pastries have this common basic ingredient – chocolate! Cacao beans were exported to other countries and bought by top chocolate brands. Why not manufacture our own chocolate products and sell it internationally? He noted that our province, Zamboanga del Sur, is rarely mentioned in the cacao industry, yet producing among the best quality cacao in the country. Why not put our mark in the Chocolate Map of the World?
While seeking answers to these questions, our Founder built the foundation of a vision and Liana’s Food Products Manufacturing was established. We started making tablea manually then sold it to the local market. With the increasing demand, machines were brought in. Our production capacity and product quality has significantly improved as attested by our happy buyers and loyal clientele.
In December 2019, a month shy away from our first anniversary, Liana’s Founder passed away. Closing the business was an immediate option. But our Founder’s legacy and love for cacao dissuade us to continue his mission: till the land with more cacao farmers, produce the magic of cacao and bring this yummy goodness to the whole world.
Our Vision
Our partners
