The fourth Cacao & Chocolate Summit was held virtually in May 2022. Participants had the opportunity to connect and hear from experts in the chocolate industry, producers, chocolate makers, pastry chefs, NGOs, and representatives of the government. The event was founded by Conexión Chocolate in 2019 and organized in partnership with the Fine Chocolate Industry […]
Nestlé’s upcoming chocolate theme park will be built in Gruyère, Switzerland in 2025. The Swiss chocolate giant has plans to open a Cocoa-dedicated theme park in its home country, specifically in Gruyère, a region some claim as the “chocolate capital of the world.” Swiss newspaper Le Temps reports that the ambitious project is due to
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A tip-off has led police in Bali to uncover the country’s first known chocolate marijuana smuggling operation. Ricard Fajariadi works as a security guard during the day but at night ran a secret operation to smuggle marijuana around the country, using chocolate as the delivery medium. Fajariadi was arrested on 5th August by police in
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Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider was interviewed by Bloomberg about the half-year results. In it, he said inflation will hit the company harder in 2022 and that the company needs to engage in ‘responsible pricing’, meaning price increases for the rest of us. The company said the need to implement strong price increases to offset rising
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The creator of chocolate brand Oat m!lk, HAPPi, is launching a joint project ‘Kids for Nature’ with Luker Chocolate. Part of Luker Chocolate’s collaborative plan called ‘The Chocolate Dream’, the initiative aims to protect Colombia’s diverse wildlife with the help of Colombian youths. Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, with more
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These days in the world of fine chocolate, even Instagram hashtags can lead to sometimes heated debates of chocolate definitions, terms like “bean to bar,” “single origin,” and “chocolate maker.” While the average consumer of chocolate may just want to eat and enjoy, those in the industry and aficionados are determined to speak with specificity
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The results of the first phase of the 2022 Academy of Chocolate Awards show that Asian-inspired flavours are the most popular in the bean-to-bar and tree-to-bar categories. Founded in 2005, the Academy of Chocolate campaigns for better chocolate and promotes a greater awareness of the difference between fine chocolate and the mass-produced chocolate confectionery which
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New data indicates that consumers in Europe and the United States are reducing chocolate consumption post-pandemic as a result of the cost of living crisis. Speaking with Reuters, Hershey Co’s Vice President of Investor Relations, Melissa Poole, said that chocolate prices have risen in the “high single-digit, low double-digit” range over recent months, and retail
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With the increasing demand for organic and Fair trade products, UK leader, Traidcraft, has launched a range of speciality chocolate bars that fuse mouth-watering flavours with positive environmental impact. As part of an exciting new collection for the eco-conscious chocolate love, the brand has introduced an Organic White Chocolate with Earl Grey, Organic White Chocolate
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The University of Nottingham showcased their research into the influence of microbes on chocolate flavour at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London last week. They said it was their hope to show people the science behind chocolate, with researchers stating that the key to discovering new flavours in chocolate lies in properly understanding
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