Blue Pacific Flavors, Sustainable Vanilla, Kilimanjaro Vanilla

Sustainable vanilla makes a difference for African elephants

The connection between elephants and vanilla may seem like a stretch at first.  But for the people who grow and craft Kilimanjaro Vanilla, the elephant is an icon of the Tanzanian culture and landscape. We wanted our sustainable vanilla to play a role in supporting not just the Tanzanian economy, but the futures of African wildlife as well.


Kilimanjaro Vanilla’s partnership with the AWF

Our Kilimanjaro Vanilla is grown, processed, and extracted in Tanzania. Here, the African wildlife is becoming increasingly threatened by poaching and loss of habitat. That’s why we decided to make wildlife conservation a major part of the Kilimanjaro Vanilla story. Blue Pacific Flavors is committed to donating 3% of net sales of Kilimanjaro Vanilla to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). With your purchase of this product, together we can support AWF’s mission to ensure the continent’s wildlife and wild lands thrive in a modern Africa.

Kilimanjaro Vanilla Elephant, sustainable vanilla partnership
Kilimanjaro Vanilla has partnered with the AWF to protect African animals. You can too when you use it in your food and beverage products.

Learn more about African elephants

African bush elephants are the world’s largest terrestrial mammals.  These majestic animals weigh in at 2-7 tons! Their impressive size can’t protect them from their biggest predator: humans. Illegal ivory trade, fueled by the global demand for elephant tusks, has severely threatened their numbers. When elephants are killed, Tanzania loses iconic creatures that are essential to supporting ecosystem services, and a vital source of tourism revenue. AWF plays a crucial role in preventing poaching, protecting habitats, and creating sustainable livelihood sources for local communities. The goal? To ensure elephants roam free for generations to come and people benefit from their survival. 

You can learn more about the African bush elephant and how AWF is monitoring the health and safety of this endangered animal on their elephant conservation page.

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Sustainable vanilla is making a difference

When you use our sustainable vanilla in your food and beverage products, you join AWF’s mission to save the African elephant. To learn more about Kilimanjaro Vanilla and how your products can tell a sustainable vanilla story, watch our Vanilla Discovery Video and Vanilla Digital Traceability System Video.


What does sustainable vanilla taste like?

Our Kilimanjaro Vanilla offers premium vanilla flavor and a significantly higher natural vanillin content. The unique terroir of the Tanzanian region creates elegance and sophistication in the flavor profile. Robust notes of dried fruit, tobacco, chocolate, and rum provide exquisite complexity. Experience it for yourself when you request a sample.

Kilimanjaro Vanilla Flavor Profile, sustainable vanilla
Kilimanjaro Vanilla offers a complex vanilla flavor profile.
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