Meet the producers #13

Meet the Producers #13
𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Andrea Staggemeier
𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲: Bossa Nova (TM) of Chocolate Party Express Limited
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁?
Bossa Nova produces and sells handmade luxury Brazilian style chocolate truffles as well as unique occasion chocolates.
Our chocolates are great to treat yourself or as a gift to friends and family.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁?
I started attending Cowbridge Farmers Market in July 2020. I am grateful to be part of this community and the Market's team support over the last few months.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁?
Bossa Nova is the newly registered trademark of Chocolate Party Express Limited. I started the business in June 2019, very timidly, and not knowing if the public would accept my products. After my first Christmas in 2019, I realised that this was just what I wanted to do, and I embraced the support from Cywain part of Food Innovation Wales.
The rebranding work was a great experience, and we have started sharing it with our customers on Dec/20 with great feedback.
Bossa Nova is a music genre that mixes Jazz, Soul and Samba, into a beautiful melody. We would like to think our chocolate dance with your tastebuds into the tune of The Girl from Ipanema. The music, which propelled Bossa Nova into the world, sung by Astrud Gilberto untrained voice. This period in Brazil, the mid-'50s to mid-'60s, was a very creative era in Brazil. We got our inspiration for the rebranding from this sophisticated and wealthy time in Brazil's culture. The Pure Taste of Brazil!
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
I live and breathe Bossa Nova nowadays. I like to take my time and drink lots of coffee (a very Brazilian thing too). I tend to plan the day with what needs cooking, paperwork and what help I need from our son. He is responsible for all the paper cutting you see in our packaging, from cutting the cases, printing and cutting the labels and preparing the boxes. His role is small but very much appreciated. My husband, Des, also helps at the Pontcanna Market twice a month and helping prepare for the markets on Saturdays to make sure we have all the things we need for a smooth day. His support over the last 22 years we have been married is beyond words. I love the two of them with all my might.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
I think the most common question has to be: What is the difference between the traditional chocolate truffle (ganache-based truffle recipes) and the Brazilian style chocolate truffles.
Brazilian style chocolate truffles are made with Sweetened Condensed Milk as their base product, whereas traditional chocolate truffles are mostly ganache-based. The Brazilian style truffle is also cooked, whereas the traditional one is the chocolate is melted in the hot double cream.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯?
I enjoy seeing customers' faces when they try our chocolates and their feedback.
𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱/𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆:
I was born in the South of Brazil, and I am the middle child. I enjoy learning a lot, and I have two degrees, an MSc and a PhD in Math and Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence). I married Des, in Brazil and we came to the UK/Bristol for me to study for my PhD. I am also Italian by descendants, German by married, British by choice and Welsh in my heart. Our son born in the UK, and we moved to Wales when he was one year old.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅?
In our hot tub, best redundancy money investment ever. We love watching films, series and since lockdown, this has been a wonderful family time.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?
I have won the Science Fair in my primary school three years in a row. When I say I love to learn, I mean it started very early on indeed
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱?
Our two best sellers in Cowbridge Farmers Market are the Raspberry and White Chocolate and the Cappuccino cups. I have to thank a customer from the Market for the cappuccino cups, as it was her request that led me to create this recipe.
In terms of underrated, I think the Pecan and Dark Chocolate and the Coconut Cream and White Chocolate. Still, when customers try, they enjoy them.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻?
Hug tightly, my family and friends. We want to go to Brazil to see our family and scatter Dad's ashes as I couldn't travel to his funeral last year.
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 – 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲?
We started supplying retail outlets and are looking to expand our presence in this sector. We have also entered the Great Taste Award 2021. Results are out in Sept, so fingers crossed! We are perfecting our chocolate bars on the product development front, filled with Brazilian style truffles and beautifully decorated for Father's Day.