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Storytelling to Revive Trinidad & Tobago’s Cocoa Sector

"Storytelling has become an increasingly important tool to foster regenerative value for consumers and producers. In an academic research, Denise Speck analysed digital storytelling within the cont...

Special Chocopreneurs Networking Event

Networking can give new perspectives, foster strong connections, build confidence, help you market yourself and give hope and strength through shared experiences. You can also find or become a ment...

Chocolate Making Equipment: What to Know Before You Buy

Acquiring the right chocolate-making equipment for your business is an important decision and big investment whether starting out or looking to grow.How do you identify the best machine for your ne...

Keep Chocolate Cool when Shipping in Hot Climates - Q&A

Question: Do you worry about condensation from the ice pack? I have kraft paper packaging on my bars. Answer: Yes, I do. I encourage wrapping both ice packs and chocolate in kraft paper. Question: ...

Meet Beata Lerman

Dr. Beartisa (Beata) Lerman led different roles in biomedical R&D, consulting and scientific research studies in molecular genetics, biochemistry, and immunology in prestigious institutions in ...

Making Healthy Chocolate

How does the food we eat now affect our health? As consumers we can find any, often directly contradictory information on the internet, supporting any buying decision we want to indulge ourselves i...

Meet Estelle Tracy

Estelle Tracy is an award-winning food writer and chocolate sommelier based in the Philadelphia area. A French native, she discovered the bean-to-bar movement in 2015 and has been leading chocolate...

Keep Chocolate Cool when Shipping in Hot Climates

Keeping chocolate cool when shipping in hot climates can be a challenge even for the most seasoned makers and chocolatiers. Which boxes will best protect your products? How can you ship chocolate i...

Meet Shadel Nyack Compton

Shadel Nyack Compton is an innovator by nature, a lawyer by profession, a mother by heart, and a farmer by choice. Born in London, England and raised in Grenada. She holds a Juris Doctor and Master...

Spicing Up Your Cocoa Farm

An authentic tree-to-bar chocolate experience awaits you at Belmont Estate. Not only do they grow, harvest, ferment, and dry some of the finest cocoa beans in the world, they also produce their own...