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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO OPEN NEW CHOCOLATE PROCESSING FACILITY

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To increase the export potential of the country’s chocolate, Trinidad and Tobago Fine Cocoa Company (TTFCC) announced they are going to build a new chocolate processing facility. Director of TTFCC, Ashley Parasram spoke of the organisations ambitions and their pride of having original Trinitario Cocoa, from Trinidad and Tobago, during the launch event, held at […]

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SEEDS OF SUSTAINABILITY

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There is a massive and unmet need in most coffee growing regions for new coffee trees.  But being able to find, let alone afford, high quality, genetically conforming traditional and improved varieties is the exception rather than the rule.  It’s surprising that this sustainability constraint receives so little attention. Perhaps it’s because we see producers

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OLAM, MONDELĒZ, P4F AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TACKLE DEFORESTATION IN PARÁ

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Olam Food Ingredients, OFI are developing their relationship further with Mondelēz International with a new initiative in Brazil. The two companies which had previously announced a joint venture to develop the worlds largest sustainable Cocoa farm in Indonesia has now joined forces with Partnerships for Forests (P4F) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to create a

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BRUSSELS CHOCOLATIER AWARD WINNER, LEFT FINANCE JOB TO MAKE CHOCOLATE

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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

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ROBUSTA GROWS ON BRAZIL AS OUTPUT INCREASES IN CHALLENGE TO VIETNAM

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Brazil is increasing the production of robusta beans as their hardiness over the higher quality Arabica beans becomes more important. Robusta’s advantages, including heat tolerance and its ability to grow at lower altitudes, means less risk for farmers who have seen their livelihoods disrupted or even destroyed by weather events outside of their control. The

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HEMA STOCKS TRACEABLE UCC COFFEE IN 800 STORES WITH FARMER CONNECT TECHNOLOGY

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Farmer Connect, whose CEO, Michael Chrisment, we interviewed, have struck a significant deal along with their partners UCC Coffee Benelux, The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC), Volcafe and Supremo N.V, and retail giant HEMA, to create the first coffee that can be traced back to the origin farm, using blockchain technology. Farmer Connect uses sophisticated

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VAN HOUTEN LAUNCHES RUBY POWDERED CHOCOLATE DRINK

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Van Houten, part of the Barry Callebaut group, has launched the first chocolate powder drink using Barry Callebaut’s Ruby Chocolate, the company announced last week. In 2018, Barry Callebaut launched what they call the ‘fourth type of chocolate’, to much excitement, but also to mixed reviews from some who said the taste was too subtle.

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THE ‘ENFANT TERRIBLE’ BEHIND THE CHOCOLATE LINE

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Chocolatiers are some of the nicest people I’ve met. I’m not sure why that is, but there’s something about the industry that attracts a certain type, I suppose. But ‘nice’ is a bit of a limp description, and the chocolatiers themselves are vibrant, passionate and creative people. They are infectiously interesting. A good example is

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