Meet Alain.

In the Brusselian dialect, "Bomma" means grandmother, and "Flora" is the name of the co-founder's beloved granny, who passed on her love of cooking to her grandson, Alain. Following in Flora's footsteps, the chocolate factory strives to be responsible, generous and open, working with local plants to create new flavours.

Bomma Flora represents a shared adventure between Alain and Bernard, his brother, who planted the seed that grew into a chocolate business. 

Bernard lives in Nicaragua and has spent the last few years working for an NGO that supports sustainable development projects. As part of his job, he participated in the Paris Salon du Chocolat alongside local producers, gaining a fascinating insight into the opportunities on offer in the cocoa industry. It was here that Alain had his first real chocolate tasting experience. He soon realised that there were an infinite number of delicious varieties to discover and began to consider making chocolate his profession. 

Previously, Alain worked at the Université Libre de Bruxelles as an instructor in land use and urban planning. At the age of 50, he decided to embark on an entrepreneurial adventure. After two years of training as an chocolate maker and two internships, he decided to create his own responsible, circular and certified organic chocolate factory. He selects and imports the cocoa beans himself and is personally responsible for every stage of the production process.

Alain likes to play with plants, creating infusions and combining them with chocolate to create exciting flavours (chocolate bars with meadowsweet or fennel, pralines with lilac or elderflower) and colours (white chocolate with turmeric or spirulina)!

He also follows a zero-waste approach, working with biosourced packaging and creating every delicacy from raw ingredients, including chocolates, pralines, ganache truffles, caramels, jellies, and more. 

Today, Alain wants everyone to experience the very best and try their hand at chocolate making! He is excited to welcome you to his workshop, which he shares with Bram, a Wecandoo roaster! 

Alain's Belgian chocolate factory is the ideal destination to deepen your appreciation of native plants and quality chocolate.