Fogo Charcoal

FOGO describes itself as a family business focused on BBQ and fire, making lump charcoal from Inga wood sourced in El Salvador, where Inga trees are used as shade trees for coffee plants. The company states it made its charcoal in small-batch artisanal brick ovens and planted 40,000 new Inga trees in the past year with a goal of one million. Its product range shown on its own site includes Super Premium (Gold Bag) and Premium (Black Bag) lump charcoal, FOGO Briquets made from coconut shells and plant-derived binders, wood chips and chunks made in the USA from kiln-dried renewable plantation wood, and FOGOStarters natural firestarters.

FOGO states that it is a family business that lives and breathes BBQ and fire. It sources the Inga wood species used in its aromatic lump charcoal blend from El Salvador, where Inga trees serve as shade trees for coffee plants; the wood comes from pruned limbs or removed trees. FOGO says it participates in the sustainability of this effort, having planted 40,000 new Inga trees in the past year with a goal of planting one million. The company states its charcoal is made in small-batch, artisanal brick ovens, a process it says makes FOGO Charcoal unique and produces its signature flavor.

Marketed as a premium, sustainably sourced charcoal brand emphasizing hand-selected wood, craft carbonization and signature flavor.

• FOGO Briquets

  All-natural grilling briquets crafted from 100% natural ingredients including coconut shells and plant-derived binders, described as providing a hotter, longer burn, less ash and the signature FOGO flavor.

• FOGO Wood Chips for Grilling and Smoking

  Wood chips available in seven flavors from mild to bold, made in the USA from kiln-dried, renewable plantation wood, moisture-free and free of fungi, mold and bugs.

• FOGOStarters Natural Firestarters

  Natural firestarters listed among FOGO's products and frequently-bought-together items.

• 2019

  Gonzalez sues Amazon and Fogo Charcoal over Cuban charcoal

  In 2019, US citizen Daniel A. Gonzalez filed a lawsuit in a Miami court against Amazon and Fogo Charcoal, alleging that the companies profited from charcoal produced on land in Cuba that had been confiscated from his family. The lawsuit seeks financial compensation. The allegations are presented as claims in the filing and are not described as adjudicated findings.

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• 2019.09.26

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  Gonzalez sues Amazon and Fogo Charcoal over Cuban charcoal[5]Gonzalez sues Amazon and Fogo Charcoal over Cuban charcoaldw.com

  US citizen Daniel A. Gonzalez sued Amazon and Fogo Charcoal in a Miami court, alleging they profited from charcoal produced on land in Cuba confiscated from his family. The lawsuit seeks financial compensation; the allegations are not presented as adjudicated findings.

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1. 1Fogo Premium Hardwood Lump Charcoal – FogoCharcoal.comfogocharcoal.com
2. 2FOGO Briquets – FogoCharcoal.comfogocharcoal.com
3. 3About FOGO Charcoal – FogoCharcoal.comfogocharcoal.com
4. 4FOGO Wood Chips for Grilling and Smoking – FogoCharcoal.comfogocharcoal.com
5. 5Gonzalez sues Amazon and Fogo Charcoal over Cuban charcoaldw.com