What is "Chocolabo"?

It is the first chocolate factory in Japan as a welfare facility. At Chocolabo, a Type B employment support service operated by the General Incorporated Association AOH, approximately 40 individuals with disability certificates work diligently every day to manufacture and sell chocolate confectionery, utilizing their unique skills. Each Chocolabo sweet, crafted by hand, reflects the individuality of its maker.

Chocolabo Official Website

The Vision behind "Chocolabo"

Mr. Noriyuki Ito, the representative of the Chocolabo Group, started the chocolate factory because his son has a disability. He wanted to change the situation where there were few employment opportunities and low wages for people with disabilities. After leaving his corporate job and starting his own business, he established Chocolabo.

With the corporate philosophy of "contributing to society by creating a community where all people are equally respected and where people with disabilities, able-bodied people, and the elderly can coexist, and by creating a system where everyone involved can experience both material and spiritual prosperity," Chocolabo has achieved the creation of employment for people with disabilities and an increase in their wages.

Chocolabo is coming to Shinjuku Park Tower! Please consider Chocolabo's carefully crafted sweets as "Cause Making Gifts" for donations or as presents for loved ones.

You can see the manufacturing process and more on Chocolabo's official YouTube channel.