SOCHILI

SOCHILI is putting social impact on the map. We firmly believe that by growing chilies and selling delicious hot sauces, we will do good and scale our impact.
 
The journey towards becoming a fully sustainable company is a long one, but going down this path - step by step - we are already creating a lot of impact along the way!
 
The main focus of our impact is on the farmers and their families, whom we support with first-time access to solar power and fair trade to a self-determined life.

HOT SAUCE WITH A GOOD CAUSE

With each hot sauce, farmers and their families are given access to electricity for the first time. With the SOCHILI GOOD PLAN we enable people in rural Senegal to access electricity free of charge.&nbsp;
 
In cooperation with the <a href="http://foundation.africagreentec.com/" target="_blank">Africa GreenTec Foundation</a>, SOCHILI pays the electricity bills for the farmers for a whole year, including the initial purchase of sockets and light bulbs.&nbsp;
 
With the first access to electricity we empower the local people and create the basis for further growth. And every hot sauce helps. 1 hot sauce = 1 day of power.

Access to electricity

Along the entire supply chain, we pay attention to fair and sustainable trade relations. Starting with the people who grow the chilies to those who ship our packages.

Fair business

In all our processes, we place great emphasis on sustainability and responsibility. For us, this means that no pesticides may be used in the cultivation of our chilies and all other ingredients. Instead, we rely on natural and regenerative cultivation to guarantee a healthy environment and high-quality products.

Sustainably grown

There's more to chilies than just heat! With their cultivation, SOCHLI supports farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.&nbsp;We not only provide farmers with access to fair and direct trade, but are also committed to creating a basis for further growth.
 
And here, electricity plays a major role.&nbsp;Without light, clean water or refrigeration, opportunities for economic growth and self-determination are compromised. And the sad truth: This effects every second person in rural Senegal as 50% of the rural population has no access to electricity.
 
This is where we want to help – Each hot sauce enables one day of power. 1 hot sauce = 1 day of power!

SOCHILI – HELPING WITH HEAT ❤️‍🔥

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Tell us: What interests you most about our production processes? What impact ideas would you like to share with us? And where would you like to take a closer look behind the scenes?

🌶️ The chilies are grown by Senegalese farmers in rural Senegal (West Africa). We work with a farm that is both organic and Fair Trade certified and places as much emphasis on social impact as we do.
 
🔜&nbsp;Important: Until the chilies have ripened in Senegal, we’re using Spanish chilies for the first hot sauces. The revenue from the first sauces allows us to invest in structures in Senegal.

Field in Sipane 🇸🇳 

Chili harvest

👩🏾‍🍳&nbsp;During harvest season, the chilies are harvested on a weekly basis and chili mash is processed. This is taken over by a women's collective from the village of Sipane. They heat and puree the chilis with high-quality salt &amp; vinegar in a special ratio, result being a delicious and long-lasting chili mash, which is the basis of all our chili sauces.
 
🔜&nbsp;Important: Until the chilies have ripened in Senegal, we’re using Spanish chilies for the first hot sauces. The revenue from the first sauces allows us to invest in structures in Senegal.

Kitchen in Sipane 🇸🇳

Chili mash production

🚛 Our chili mash is collected from the farm and transported to the port of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. From here it is shipped to Spain to our production facility.
 
🌎 We know that the current transport route is not ideal for our planet, but currently this is the cleanest way to transport our product. We are continuously looking for greener alternatives to ensure we minimize our environmental footprint. Currently we are planning a C02 neutral transport route – stay tuned.
 
🔜&nbsp;Important: Until the chilies have ripened in Senegal, we’re using Spanish chilies. So currently there's no import process taking place.

Harbor in Dakar ⚓️

Import

🌱 Our natural ingredients, combined with the chili mash, provide the incomparable taste of our hot sauces. In Spain, we bottle our delicious sauces and SOCHILI GOOD HOT SAUCES first see the light of day.
 
📦 The hot sauce bottles are then packed in our boxes &amp; prepared for transport to our warehouse.

Kitchen in Spain 🇪🇸

Hot sauce production

💌 In our warehouse all SOCHILI GOOD HOT SAUCES are packed with love &amp; prepared for shipping. Together with the experts of <a href="https://lagerplus.de/" target="_blank">LagerPlus</a> we are continuously working on packing and shipping the products in an environmentally conscious and fair way.
 
📦‍ The team stacks our sauces into our minimally and sustainably designed boxes (partly made of grass fiber) and ships the sauces directly to your doorstep.

Warehouse in Germany 📦

Fulfillment

🎉 &nbsp;We have launched an impact program called SOCHILI GOOD PLAN. For this, we are working together with the regionally based <a href="http://foundation.africagreentec.com/" target="_blank">Africa GreenTec Foundation</a>.
 
🤝 &nbsp;The SOCHILI GOOD PLAN gives farmers access to electricity for the first time - for an entire year! As every hot sauce enables 1 day of power, this means that with only 365 hot sauces from SOCHILI, we enable a family to get access to electricity for the first time. For the people in Ndiob, electricity means the starting point for further growth and significantly supports them in building a self-determined life.
 
💡 For more information, visit our <a href="https://sochili.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.