Läderach has seen some success in their US store plans recently. We’ve covered their progress previously since they first opened in the US in 2019. Then when Godiva exited the US market, it was Läderach which saw the opportunity for expansion. Then earlier this year, in a bold move, the company signed a deal with […]
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You know what they say, “chocolate is for life, not just Christmas.” Can’t help but yearn for that chocolatey taste as it melts in your mouth? You’re not alone. Chocolate is a little gift of joy that has been proven time after time to have many positive health benefits, both mental and physical. These include:
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A loss making chocolate company owned by a group of Ghanaian government entities loses millions of U.S. dollars each year. The government keeps it afloat without an adequate explanation for why. They should explain their reasons, or sell, or close the business and use the capital to better affect the industry. COCOBOD, the government, and
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Malagos Chocolate is a leader in fine chocolate sourced from the Philippines. In this article, Malagos shares how they began the company and how their business model has evolved and adapted during the COVID pandemic. Malagos also explains the high value placed on contributing to the local community and making a difference throughout the value
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The unexpected winners in this year’s Academy of Chocolate Awards were white chocolate bars and varieties with higher cocoa content according to the results from the Academy of Chocolate which posted the results on their website. The Academy judged almost a thousand chocolate bars from over the world, including dark, milk chocolate and white chocolate.
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Finding a cacao farm in Taiwan is almost ‘unheard’ of until Fu Wan Chocolate came into the scene. Starting as a chef in Fu Wan Cafe Villa, Founder Warren Hsu is a huge supporter of locally sourced ingredients. While he was sourcing seasonal local ingredients to add to his cuisine, he stumbled upon a cacao
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We received a lot of interest in our last article published on BarTalks, so I thought in this month’s post I’d share more out-of-the-chocolate-box marketing ideas with proven strategies and real-life examples. You can delve in deeper, give them your unique twist and implement them yourself to grow your craft chocolate business in this competitive
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UK Chocolate retailer, Hotel Chocolat, who has a direct relationship with their farmers, is doing the unthinkable. It is raising prices for their chocolate! The subject of raising the price consumers pay for chocolate, in order to ensure cocoa farmers can earn a living wage, induces much hand-wringing among some chocolate companies, who believe consumers
SHOCK! HOTEL CHOCOLAT RAISES PRICES TO SUPPORT FARMERS. STILL SURVIVES! Read More »
Burnout is something people in the Financial sector are familiar with, but not many leave those careers and go on to become award-winning chocolatiers instead. But that is exactly what Vanessa Renard did. Only three years later, she has won a prestigious award. Renard opened a chocolate shop in Etterbeek in 2018 – the year
BRUSSELS CHOCOLATIER AWARD WINNER, LEFT FINANCE JOB TO MAKE CHOCOLATE Read More »
Dandelion Chocolate now officially has an unionised workforce. The outcome couldn’t have been closer, with a vote of, 20 to 19, in favour of the Union. The background to the story is one of acrimony, with accusations that the company targeted layoffs against those employees who were organising the union efforts. 9 employees, considered the
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Recently, a Shanghai court ruled that repackaging Ferrero Rocher labels without authorization from the company did constitute a criminal trademark infringement, showing that China is serious about intellectual property protection. In this case, the defendant, Mr Liu, purchased substantial quantities of Ferrero Rocher chocolates at the lower price reserved for large boxes. He would then
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By Erik Sanner This article is part of our FCIA Raising the Bar Column, produced by members of the FCIA exclusively for Bartalks. You can learn more about the. benefits of FCIA membership on their website. Working in developing countries brings with it a seemingly endless slew of challenges. So why bother? In the case
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