Who are we?


Langdon Stevenson

My background is in industrial design and software development. I provide technical support to Samantha for Chocolate Review and Tava.

I design and build the websites, run the servers, have designed and am building our new factory, machinery and production processes.

I also provide these and other services through my company Linden Row Pty Ltd

Samantha Madell

My background is in agricultural science and anthropology. I have a long-standing interest in tropical food crops, especially cocoa.

Through Tava, I have hands-on experience with all aspects of chocolate manufacturing.


Langdon Stevenson and Samantha Madell at the Kapawi Ecolodge in Ecuador, in the heart of wild cocoa country. Photo by Clay Gordon, 2005. Langdon Stevenson and Samantha Madell at the Kapawi Ecolodge in Ecuador, in the heart of wild cocoa country.
Photo by Clay Gordon, 2005.