Business by Design is MODA’s event series that explores how design fuels innovation, solves complex challenges, and shapes the world we live in. We invite boundary-pushing creatives to share the bold ideas and design thinking behind their work.
About the Event:
Join us for a rich and eye-opening evening with Elaine Read and Matt Weynadt, founders of Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate—Atlanta’s pioneering craft chocolate company devoted to transparency, sustainability, and the power of good design. The conversation will be facilitated by Gene Kansas.
In this edition of Business X Design, we’ll delve into Xocolatl’s origin story—from Elaine and her husband Matt’s eye-opening travels through Central America to the birth of their bean-to-bar company in Krog Street Market. We’ll explore how they built a purpose-driven brand that prioritizes ethical sourcing, ecological stewardship, and community education, all while creating some of the most delicious dark chocolate in the country.
Discover how design has shaped every part of their journey—from packaging that tells a story to factory tours that invite transparency, from flavor development rooted in terroir to the ethics behind every supply chain decision.
Whether you’re passionate about chocolate, sustainability, or thoughtful entrepreneurship, this conversation will stir your imagination and your appetite.
Come for the vision. Stay for the chocolate.
About Xocolatl
Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate (pronounced sho-koh-la-tul) is an Atlanta-based craft chocolate company founded by Elaine Read and Matt Weyandt in 2014. Inspired by their time living off-grid in Costa Rica, Xocolatl creates bold, ethically sourced, and minimally processed chocolate that celebrates the true flavor of cacao.
About Gene Kansas.
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Xocolatl’s offerings—from two-ingredient bars to drinking chocolate and cacao tea—are made with a commitment to sustainability, transparency, and community impact. Named after the original Aztec word for chocolate, Xocolatl honors chocolate’s cultural roots while imagining a more just, delicious future.
