September 16 marks the start of the SM Supermalls 100 days to Christmas countdown as the retail giant brings new and fun experiences in 64 malls nationwide, drumming up glee and anticipation for the world's longest Christmas celebration - Christmas in the Philippines.

HIRAYA is an ancient Filipino word which means “the fruit of one’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations”


We are a Filipino bean-to-bar chocolate company who sources cacao directly from local farmers

We follow sustainable, sociallyconscious. practices, and fair trade principles


Story

    March 2010: Graduated as Professional Chocolate Maker and Professional Chocolatier from Ecole Chocolat
    April 2014: Social Entrepreneurship Business Camp
    Feb 2015: Business Registration
    Dec 2015: BPI Sinag Business Challenge / Crowdfunding Campaign
    May 2016: Acquired Our First Retailer



Mission Vision Impact
Our mission is to improve the lives of our cacao farmer communities through direct and fair trade
Our vision is to produce a strong brand of fine quality chocolate and chocolate
products
To date, we have one (1) community composed of 58 farmers in Brgy. Malabog,
Davao City

Social Entrepreneurship
Combines business with dogood mentality
Contributes to a sense of local identity and supports local economy
Profit oriented but at its core also tackles and helps provide solutions for social issues
Our efforts have since provided +200% in income for our community of farmers in Davao


Our Products
72% Dark Chocolate SingleOrigin Davao (85g)
Flavor Profile: fruity with just a slight hint of bitterness
100% locally sourced ingredients, all-natural, handharvested cacao
No preservatives, no additives, no artificial flavors, suitable for vegans
SRP: PHP180.00


Hiraya x Kalsada Chocolate Bar with Coffee Nibs (70g)
Flavor Profile: strong and robust coffee notes
Featuring premium coffee beans sourced from the highlands of Sitio Belis, Benguet Province
Collaboration with Kalsada Coffee—a social enterprise based in Manila and Seattle that promotes specialty coffee from the Philippines
SRP: PHP200.00

As Featured In
BPI Foundation’s Sinag Business Challenge 2015, Top 40 Semi-Finalist
TheSparkProject.com, Oct-Dec 2015
WhenInManila.com, Nov 30, 2015
Spot.ph, Dec 18, 2015
ANC Green Living, Aired Feb 9, 2016
Yummy Magazine, April 2016 Issue
Breakfast Magazine, Nov 23, 2016
Michelin Guide Singapore, Feb 15, 2017
Pepper.ph, Feb 19, 2017
The Thinking Consumer, May 2017

Contact Us
Office
c/o Roots Katipunan Unit 106 FBR Arcade Bldg., 317 Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Mobile
Arvin Peralta 0917-8511685
Email
hirayachocolates@gmail.com
Online
www.hirayachocolates.com
Social Media
facebook.com/HirayaChocolates
instagram @hirayachocolates

An extraordinary learning experience awaits young and the young-at-heart at the Future City. Put your seatbelts on as we take off to the future and explore how we can help reshape your child’s future today through one-of-a-kind interactive installations that will put your eyes and minds in awe.

Open for just one weekend, The Future Park together with NESTLÉ NANKID OPTIPRO FOUR,—a milk designed specifically for your child’s growth and development that helps secure your child’s healthy future through the power of Optimized Protein, launches FUTURE CITY: An Interactive Digital Park.

From September 9-10, this pioneering digital park opens its doors to guests as a way to educate and empower children and their parents about how their decisions today, can affect their future.

Future City uses technologies from all over the globe. The park contains 6 unique and engaging stations that will give guests the chance to participate in one-of-a-kind experiences that will surely nurture the minds of the kids and kids at heart.

The Future City visually illustrates how science has become the blueprint for brighter, safer future for our children. Guests can begin their exploration and discovery at the Future Dome where they will be given a glimpse of the technological advances that will soon define future cities—from towering smart skyscrapers, solar powered walls, interactive cityscapes, and autonomous vehicles.

Visitors of Future City will be given access to several stations that will surely broaden the mind. A Sketch Village where the patterns you color come to life, a Checkpoint where you can assess your future health, and interactive walls and floors featuring digital games.

After the guests go through these stations, seeing what the future can be and how it can be affected with the choices and lifestyle we make, from there, they will be ushered into a room that highlights an interactive wall demonstrating the evolution of science for nutrition and development, and how scientific advances have helped secure a child’s healthy future.

A big point of apprehension about the future, especially for parents, is their child’s health. Family history plays a big part in determining what diseases and conditions will be inherited by their kids and educating yourself about what can be done to prevent these from being passed on is the key to ensuring your child’s better future health. To that end, the Family Health Screener can help parents assess these possibilities, which will also be unveiled at the pop-up interactive digital park.

All in all, the Future City is a fitting fusion of interactive material and abstract concepts demonstrated in a visual and engaging way for kids and the kids at heart to appreciate and enjoy.

The interactive nature of The Future City is central to the entire exhibit’s message, not just in terms of technology and infrastructure, but for bigger and far more essential choices for your child’s health and development. Exploring the science behind the different elements that drive our lives—the environment we move in, the things we eat, the activities we do—it helps us understand just how relevant all these our to securing a brighter, safer, healthier future for generations to come.

Never settle for anything less especially when it comes to your child. Give your child optimum nutrition and reshape their future today.

Harvey, me and my Tita Susan recently attended an event by Richprime, which is a mall visit of Thomas and Friends gang at SM North EDSA. SM North EDSA events place at The Block became a huge playgrounds for the kids!

SM Supermalls launches the 2nd Art For Everyone Art Fair on August 23-27, 2017 and happening simultaneously at different SM Supermalls all over the country. ART FOR EVERYONE features visual artworks by student artists from participating art schools and universities, providing our young and upcoming talents the ideal venue that offers better opportunity for a wider audience beyond art galleries.



Student artists get the rare chance of showcasing their works, a valuable experience for young creatives who are starting to build their careers in the art world. Moreover, to add more value to this experience, the fair offers workshops and talks by educators and established artists in different fields, that will enhance their knowledge and skills in their chosen fields. SM Supermalls provides the booths for free.

This year 2017, SM Supermalls aims to prmote student artists and push for a higher and bigger turn out by extending the art fair to 9 mall venues,
namely:
1. SM Megamall
2. SM Aura
3. SM Mall of Asia
4. SM Dasmarinas
5. SM Baguio
6. SM City Clark
7. SM City Cebu
8. SM City Bacolod
9. SM Lanang (Davao)

ART FOR EVERYONE is produced and organized by SM Supermalls, in partnership with ArtisteSpace, and with the curatorial guidance of Dr. Patrick Flores, curator of UP Vargas Museum, Mr. Peter Natividad, curator of the Lopez Museum and Ms. Louside Marcelino, Instructor at UP Department of Art Studies.

They invited some celebrities to event to design a wall art.

Celebrities together with SM Officials

Glimpse of some of the arts I found at the event

They also caters workshops at the event please check the details below for more information:

On SM Megamall | Painting: Lecture On Drawing and Acrylic or Oil Painting Demo

Celebrity Chef behind Quezon

Corporate chef Kalel Chan is the chef behind various fine-dining and high-end restaurants. Considered as one of the Top 10 good-looking chef, Kalel is surprisingly charming and down to earth. He goes for innovative fusion cooking that adds creativeness to his masterpieces. Chef Kalel is always eager to discover new trends in culinary industry and adapts them in his food creations.

 

Quezon exudes a classy vibe, from its spacious façade, soft lightings, to minimalist interiors of black and white tones. The woodworks and sparkling chandeliers – blends the antiquated with cosmopolitan and classic, as well as the convenience of modern life.