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Meet Chocolate Maker Rayed Al Ajlan

In his own words: "I'm Rayed, the Saudi who decided to make his chocolate from bean to bar by his taste and sensory in Saudi Arabia, where there are many local ingredients that can be used. I spent...

Opening the Bean to Bar Door in Saudi Arabia

Join CocoaTown and Rayed AL Ajlan, Founder of Rayco, to explore the craft chocolate movement in Saudi Arabia. Rayed will share his chocolate making journey highlighting his struggles and strengths ...

An Empowering Chocopreneurs© Networking Event

Whether you are a seasoned professional, start up, or dream of starting your own business, networking is an important exercise that can help springboard you to new heights. It is an essential proce...

Meet Reyna Flores

Reyna Flores was born in Mexico City and moved to southern Mexico, where she has worked as a dentist for more than 3 decades in the heart of cocoa tree plantations. There she got to know many cocoa...

The Diversity of Theobroma Cacao and Theobroma Bicolor

Join CocoaTown and Renya Flores for our next Empowering Chocopreneurs Webinar. Date: Saturday November 20th 2021Time: 10:00 am - 12 noon Atlanta timeTopic:The Diversity of Theobroma Cacao and Theo...

Meet Lyn Bishop

I'm Lyn Bishop, and I left a life in Silicon Valley in order to create a more simple way of showing up in the world - both inside and out. I live in a rural community in Panama where I've designed...

Cacao Ceremony

Have you heard the term ‘cacao ceremony’ and wondered what it’s all about? What is the purpose of the ceremony?As makers, producers and manufactures we are working with chocolate but do we really g...

Meet Valerie Beck

Valerie Beck, founder of Chocolate Uplift bean-to-bar chocolate distribution and consulting, and of the original Chicago Chocolate Tours nationwide, also known as Valerie’s Original Chocolate Tours...

Working With A Distributor For Your Chocolate By Valerie Beck

Join Valerie Beck, Founder of Chocolate Uplift, called the Chocolate Auntie as she takes us through the ins and outs of finding the right distributor and building a relationship that works for you ...

Meet Dustin Cornett

Dustin & his wife Mai started their journey into the world of chocolate when they discovered Dustin’s grandmother’s old bonbon recipes. They wanted to add their own special touch to her amazing...