Networking Event: Collaborating Across the Globe: Growing Stronger Together

As we prepared for our annual Empowering Chocopreneurs networking event, we focused on the powerful role collaboration plays in the growth of this amazing industry around the world.

Join us: 

Topic: Collaborating Across the Globe: Growing Stronger Together
Facilitated by: CocoaTown
Date: Saturday December 6, 2025
Time: 10 AM - 12 Noon Atlanta Time
Location: Virtual

Register Now: https://form.jotform.com/253246062248152

Our theme, Collaborating Across the Globe: Growing Stronger Together, recognizes that every part of the value chain—especially farmers—grows stronger when we learn from one another and share opportunities.

Across more than 100 countries, farmers, makers, educators, researchers, and chocolatiers collaborate in ways that strengthen local communities and the global industry.

Collaboration matters because it helps us:

• Strengthen networks by connecting farmers, processors, educators, and suppliers.
• Grow markets through workshops, tastings, and consumer education.
• Reduce costs by sharing shipping, ingredients, and event resources.
• Expand skills in tempering, roasting, packaging, branding, marketing, and sourcing.
• Build resilience by supporting each other through technical and sourcing challenges.
• Accelerate innovation through new fermentation and processing ideas.
• Promote sustainability through shared knowledge and farmer-centered practices.
• Increase inspiration by celebrating progress and supporting one another.

These collaborative efforts strengthen cacao-growing communities, support small businesses, and move the global craft chocolate ecosystem forward with purpose.

Our upcoming networking event creates space for learning, connection, and shared insight. Whether you grow cacao, refine chocolate, teach workshops, or run a small business, you contribute to this global community.

Join us as we continue building a worldwide network where everyone grows stronger together.