Stefan Struik

Despite holding a law degree at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Stefan started his career as scriptwriter for Dutch television soap series and detective series. Twenty years ago he set up a highly successful public event company in Western Europe. In 2014 he invested in the first ever cacao farming company in Cambodia, Kamkav Farm. Kamkav also has a fermentation and drying station for more than 60 cacao farmers of both Khmer and indigenous origin. In Malaysia, Stefan set up a small cacao distribution hub. You can contact Stefan through hello@kamkav.com

Chocolate Maker

3 WAYS FOR A CHOCOLATE MAKER TO SURVIVE AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

 Recession or Depression? Most of us remember the recent recessions: the Asian financial crisis of 1997/1998, the recession caused by the dot.com bubble in 2001, and the house market crash of 2007/2008. There was always a great panic, economies stagnated, doom scenarios dominated the political landscape, but most economies bounced back after a short period. …

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Cacao Currency

ONE TOMATO FOR ONE COCOA BEAN. A HISTORY OF THE VALUE OF CACAO

Mexican manuscript banned As a cardinal in the Pope’s court, Ferdinando de Medici discovered a 12-volume manuscript consisting of 2,400 pages with more than 2,000 illustrations, which had recently been sent to Rome from Madrid. The magisterial work had been commissioned by the Catholic Church to Bernardino de Sahagún, a Franciscan brother and three of …

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