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Meet the Presenter

Andal Balu, CocoaTown co-founder Waste to Wealth – Cocoa Is More Than ChocolateDate: Saturday, July 26, 2025Time: 10 AM – 12 Noon (Atlanta time)Location: Virtual For over a decade, Andal Balu has t...

Waste to Wealth - Cocoa Is More Than Chocolate

Join CocoaTown as we continue to explore the untapped potential of the cocoa tree. In this engaging webinar, we’ll explore how every part of the cocoa plant—from bean to husk, pod to pulp—can be tr...

What, Why & How of Cracking & Winnowing

As part of CocoaTown's Empowering Chocopreneurs Webinar series, we want to bring you a webinar on Mar. 6, 2021 on "What, Why & How of Cracking & Winnowing".  In the process of bean to bar c...

Care & Maintenance of CocoaTown Melangers

Are you looking to invest in your first melanger and want to know how easy it is to use and maintain? Do you have a CocoaTown melanger and want to know how to care and maintain your melanger to ext...

Q&A from Cocoa is More Than Chocolate

We have created a blog post with his answers so it will stay as a valuable resource. Big Thank you to Wayne Cezair on behalf of all attendees and all readers who will benefit from this blog.  

Meet the Presenter - Chef Wayne Cezair

A quintessential exponent of the medicinal value of food, he soon discovered the hidden potential of the cocoa plant and began investigating the other properties of the cocoa fruit that are often o...

Cocoa Is More Than Chocolate

Did you know you can expand your business, increase revenue and be a sustainable company by using all the parts of the cocoa tree to create a myriad of products? From cosmetics to jewelry, from te...

Trials & Tribulations of A Minority Business Owner

I had an opportunity to share the barriers I have faced as a minority business owner with FCIA members recently. We want to hear from you. What is your biggest hurdle or barrier and how did you ove...