Cacao producers

Are we really running out of chocolate?

Amid the media hype over fears of a worldwide shortage of cocoa caused by surging chocolate consumption in emerging markets

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With the festive period in full swing, many of us will be savouring chocolates of different kinds and types. But

All good things come to an end. Now it is time for me to return to Europe. But rest assured!

After several months learning about the intricacies of Peru’s cacao production and the producer-supply chain, I decided it was time

Earlier this month, I was invited to participate in Peru’s “Salon de Cacao y Chocolate”, a five-day trade and consumer

The other day I was fortunate enough to be able to join a group of agricultural students to develop my

Now that the beans have passed the cut test, it is time to find out what flavours and other characteristics

Now that the cacao beans have undergone each of the three important processes to becoming a good quality bean, it

Now begins the most crucial part for the making of fine chocolate. Fermentation is the first critical process to develop

We have arrived to the town of Tocache, it is here that we will visit the consortium’s second cooperative; and