Kesshō Award History

Kesshō 57% Guava Lime Dark Chocolate

2026 Great Taste Awards — 2-Star Award
2026 Good Food Awards: Chocolate Category — Winner
2025 ICA World: Dark Chocolate Bar with Infusion or Flavouring — Bronze
2025 ICA Americas-USA & Canada: Dark Chocolate Bar — Silver

Kesshō Genmaicha White Chocolate

2026 Great Taste Awards — 1-Star Award
2026 Good Food Awards: Confections Category — Winner
2025 ICA World: Dark Chocolate Bar with Infusion or Flavouring — Bronze
2025 ICA Americas-USA & Canada: White Chocolate Bar — Silver
2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge: Best Inclusion — Silver
2025 Craft Chocolat Challenge: Top Overall — Bronze

Kesshō Black Sesame Butter Cup

2025 ICA World: White Chocolate Praline (Reinterpretation) — Special
2025 ICA World: Nut-Based Pralines with White Chocolate — Gold
2025 ICA Americas-USA & Canada: Nut Based Pralines with White Chocolate — Bronze

Kesshō 59% Salted Plum Dark Chocolate

2026 Great Taste Awards — 1-Star Award
2026 Good Food Awards: Chocolate Category — Winner
2024 Chocolate Alliance Global Awards World's Best Inclusion Chocolate Bar — Silver Medal Award
2024 ICA Americas-USA & Canada: Dark Chocolate Bar with Flavoring — Silver
2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Dark Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō Black Sesame White Chocolate

2026 Great Taste Awards — 1-Star Award
2024 Academy of Chocolate Awards: Flavoured White Chocolate Bar — Gold
2024 ICA Americas-USA & Canada: White Chocolate Bars with Inclusions or Pieces — Bronze
2024 Craft Chocolat Challenge: Best Inclusion — Bronze

Kesshō 48% Lychee Rose Dark Milk

2024 Chocolate Alliance Global Awards World's Best Inclusion Chocolate Bar — Gold Medal Award
2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Milk Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō 57% Raspberry Dark Chocolate

2024 ICA Asia-Pacific Dark Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō 56% Yuzu Dark Milk

2024 Chocolate Alliance Global Awards World's Best Inclusion Chocolate Bar — Silver Medal Award
2023 ICA World Milk Chocolate Bar — Silver
2023 ICA Asia-Pacific Milk Chocolate Bar — Bronze
2023 Craft Chocolat Challenge Best Milk — Gold
2023 Craft Chocolat Challenge Top Overall — Bronze

Kesshō Hojicha White Chocolate

2024 Chocolate Alliance Global Awards World's Best Inclusion Chocolate Bar — Gold Medal Award
2023 ICA World White Chocolate Bar — Silver
2023 ICA World White Chocolate Bar — Special, Ingredients
2023 ICA Asia-Pacific White Chocolate Bar — Gold
2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured White Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō Boba Tea Milk Chocolate

2023 ICA World Milk Chocolate Bar — Silver
2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Milk Chocolate Bar — Bronze
2023 ICA Asia-Pacific Milk Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō 70% Dark Chocolate

2023 Academy of Chocolate: Plain Dark Chocolate Bar (Tanzania) — Silver

Past releases

These bars and bonbons are no longer in production. Several were entered under our earlier name, CacaoH.

Kesshō Uganda 70% Dark Chocolate

2023 Academy of Chocolate: Plain Dark Chocolate Bar — Silver

Kesshō Uganda Zhengshanxiaozhong Black Tea Dark Chocolate

2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Dark Chocolate Bar — Silver
2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Dark Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō China Hainan Mango Dark Chocolate

2023 Academy of Chocolate: Flavoured Dark Chocolate Bar — Bronze

Kesshō 74% Mulled Wine Dark Chocolate With Cacao Nibs

2023 Craft Chocolat Challenge Best Inclusion — Silver

Kesshō 58% Milk Chocolate

2020 ICA Asia-Pacific Milk Chocolate Bars — Silver
2020 ICA World Milk Chocolate Bars — Bronze
2020 Academy of Chocolate Milk Bean to Bar — Silver

Kesshō Nama Chocolate — Matcha Brandy

2020 Academy of Chocolate Alcohol Flavored Ganache — Silver

Kesshō Bonbon — Earl Grey Tea

2020 Academy of Chocolate: Spice, Infusion Ganache — Bronze

Kesshō Haina Cumquat Bonbon

2021-22 ICA Asia-Pacific Bean to Bar and Craft Chocolate Competition — Silver

CacaoH Lemon Bonbon

2019 ICA Asia-Pacific: Flavoured Ganache — Silver

CacaoH Cocoanut Bonbon

2019 ICA Asia-Pacific: Flavoured Ganache — Bronze

CacaoH Rum Fluffy Nama Chocolate

2019 ICA Asia-Pacific: Flavoured Ganache — Bronze

Award badges

           ICA WORLD 2020-21ICA ASIA-PACIFIC 2020ICA WINNER 2020-21ICA ASIA-PACIFIC 2021-22ICA WINNER 2020AOC AWARD 2020AOC AWARD 2021