Founder Emily Urías has pioneered the lost art of award-winning chocolate and tablilla making, provided meaningful employment for an all-woman team, and traded directly with Salvadoran cacao farmers and a local cane sugar refinery all while raising three kids with her husband, Carlos. As of January 2021, Belú is the only woman-owned and led bean-to-bar chocolate maker in El Salvador. What started off as a desire to make tasty Salvadoran chocolate for presents has become Emily's cause. She's created jobs that provide income to single mothers who are living under very difficult circumstances. Through training and seminars, they acquire skills and knowledge in chocolate-making, as well as food production and safety