In 2014, while working for the UNESCO in Paris, Coral got to taste a delicious chocolate. When she asked where it was from, she was astonished to discover that it was from her own country, the Dominican Republic. She realized that although Dominican cacao is considered by many the best in the world, something was missing: exceptional chocolate made from Dominican beans in the Dominican Republic, distributed locally for Dominicans to enjoy. She and her Canadian husband Edouard decided to learn everything they could about chocolate in France, before moving to Santo Domingo. After many tests and trials, Cacaoteca was created in 2016. Their name is an homage to La Cafeotheque, the first shop to sell fine coffee in Paris.