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Ritter cocoa pods

Seeing cacao at the source

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


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L.A. Burdick

Seeking ‘better’ chocolate

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


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Criollo Cacao

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."
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Winter Fancy Food Show
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.
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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.
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