cacao

Pack your bags: Resort in the Philippines now offering chocolate-themed getaway

Shangri-La Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu uses cacao grown at the resort for “The Land of Chocolate.”

September 4, 2018

The Shangri-La Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu, Philippines, has launched “The Land of Chocolate,” featuring chocolate made from cacao grown at the resort.

Caribbean chocolate brand Richmond now available in the U.S.

70-gram milk chocolate bars available in three varieties.

Christian Metzger

July 2, 2018

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Roxiana Foods has launched in the United States the Richmond chocolate brand, featuring 70-gram bars made with fine-flavor Caribbean cacao and Caribbean cane sugar.

Seeing cacao at the source

Alfred Ritter offers Candy Industry opportunity to see cacao growing operation in Nicaragua.

Alyse Thompson

May 2, 2018

In February, Associate Editor Alyse Thompson visited Finca El Cacao, a 2,500-hectare cocoa plantation in Nicaragua owned and operated by Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG. The company, eager to open up its supply chain and highlight its progress in the Central American country, brought Alyse and German journalists to the plantation to show them how they do things.

Seeking ‘better’ chocolate

Harvard professor Carla Martin pushes for consumers to buy socially-conscious chocolate.

Alyse Thompson

March 21, 2018

Harvard professor Carla Martin is concerned with the ethics behind chocolate, particularly in terms of labor, politics and human rights. She says chocolate is springboard for discussing and addressing these issues.

Cacao Prieto chocolatier Roger Rodriguez sources cocoa from home

Pastry chef sources cocoa from Dominican Republic for fine chocolate pieces.

Bernie Pacyniak

October 12, 2017

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When you have worked as a pastry chef in several starred Michelin restaurants, it's not hard to become a bit jaded regarding ingredients.

U.S. Senator calls for investigation into snortable cacao powder

Coco Loko contains ingredients found in energy drinks.

Alyse Thompson

July 12, 2017

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Chocoholics no longer have to eat chocolate to get their cocoa fix. Legal Lean, an Orlando, Fla.-based supplements company, has introduced Coco Loko, raw, powdered cacao that can be snorted through the nose.

Cemoi partners up with the Conseil Cafe-Cacao on sustainability efforts.

Cémoi teams up with the Conseil Café-Cacao on €3.5 million partnership

The partnership will help both parties achieve the goal of creating a sustainable cocoa supply chain.

Abigail Watt

May 18, 2016

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The partnership brings Transparence Cacao into the national development program for the coffee and cocoa network.

Cacao Barry USA names Executive Pastry Chef Cédric Barberet as newest Ambassador

Owner of Barberet Bistro and Bakery created Donald Trump’s wedding cake.

March 30, 2016

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In 2002, Barberet was the Executive Pastry Chef at the Mar-A-Lago Club, the membership-only club in Palm Beach, Fla. owned by Donald Trump.

Venezuela’s Criollo Cacao Comeback: John Panagotacos interviews Saul Amarista, of Premier Organics

Recognizing the special heritage that Venezuela’s Criollo cacao has, Premier Organics is working hard to re-introduce this rare bean to the world through its Artisana chocolates.

John Panagotacos

February 23, 2016

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"We have a long history of cacao farming," says Saul Amarista. "Our vision is preserve the cacao farm for the next generation of Venezuelan cacao farmers as well as to build on that legacy, setting an example for the highest quality standard cacao."

Winter Fancy Food Show

Driven to the ‘dark side’

Hi-octane chocolate as well as reimagined marshmallows and marzipan catch the attention of Candy Industry’s trends spotter at the Winter Fancy Food Show.

Curtis Vreeland

January 26, 2016

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The release of a new Star Wars movie seems to be affecting craft chocolate makers. Dark bars with a “force” factor above 80 percent cacao abounded at last week’s Winter Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.