Our story with cacao did not start in a boardroom.

How the brand originated and came about is quite unique and special. In 2014, our founder Vivienne had began her Shamanic journey to access deeper hidden parts of herself and has since been on a path of growth and expansion in a myriad of miraculous ways.

Shamanism, she explains, enriched her life beyond measure, thanks to the sacred plants, including cacao having been very much a part of that journey. Cacao opened her heart and mind and freed her soul, and so it became almost a responsibility to share it with others. And so today, it is very much Saoro’s mission to share cacao for this reason. And importantly, to source cacao that is sustainable & regenerative which supports the producers with a fair price whilst also being affordable to our community in Ireland and beyond.

This is why our pricing is also highly competitive. Not because our product isn’t a premium one, but because at the core of WHY Saoró exists is to share the healing properties of this plant with as many as possible. We’ve created two products, one more suitable for slowing down during ritual and ceremony, and another than can make cacao more easily integrated into everyday life.

Sitting with plant medicines as healers and teachers has shaped our brand. We believe these plant teachers have an important role in our self-realisation, healing and evolution. Spending time with indigenous peoples of Peru the Machiguenga, Q’ero and Shipibo and their ways of reciprocity and community. How generously they share their wisdom and their medicine, have really inspired us. They are guardians rather than gatekeepers. We are privileged to share this sacred cacao medicine and are always conscious of the responsibility that comes with that, and lead from the heart.