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An interesting alternative to "conventional" fair trade certification? EcoSocial Certification from IBD (Brasil). Minimum certification requirements include: 1) To comply to labor, sanitary and environmental… Started by Clay Gordon in Opinion	2	Sep 18, 2009 Reply by Clay Gordon
Men (at least Kiwi men) like meat-flavoured chocolate A meat flavoured chocolate developed is popular with men in New Zealand, according to its creator, a food chemist-turned-chocolatier. Hann… Started by Clay Gordon in News	0	Sep 17, 2009
chocolate panning Does anyone know how I can prevent the preglazing stage of chocolate panning from reducing the crunchiness of the nut. I am thinking of eli… Started by Jay in Tech Help	1	Sep 14, 2009 Reply by Kerry
liquor cocoa Arriba Estimate (A) Seeking strategic alliances for the marketing of products such as organic or conventional cocoa liquor or cocoa for the gourme… Started by Hector Velásquez in News	0	Sep 14, 2009
Cacao growing in Jamaica Does anyone have information about plantations in Jamaica? Any major producers on the island? Would love to know more about the climate for… Started by Sonja in News	0	Sep 14, 2009
Valrhona Tropilia My Valrhona Rep gave me a sample of Tropilia, both milk and dark. I don't think I am impressed. It is very viscous and I don't see it worki… Started by Ruth Atkinson Kendrick in Opinion	1	Sep 13, 2009 Reply by Ilana
Chocolate, language, and thought: A pilot study Dear Chocolate Life Members: I am a PhD student who is designing a study about chocolate, language, and thought. I am interested in studyi… Started by Emily in Opinion	8	Sep 9, 2009 Reply by Malena Lopez-Maggi
What Makes an Artisan Chocolate Artisan? Is artisan an overused word? Can a chain as large as Starbucks lay claim to the artisan label when it comes to a Starbucks-labeled chocolat… Started by Clay Gordon in Opinion	40	Sep 9, 2009 Reply by holycacao
Small Scale New/Used Chocalate making Equipment! Help! We are embarking on a new journey! We have grown Cacao in the Dom. Rep. for years and are now looking into the "bean to bar" market.… Started by Justin Brooks in Tips, Tricks, and Techniques	0	Sep 6, 2009
Chopping Chocolate I have a small business where I manufacture and sell a line of brownies. I've been using blocks of chocolate, shaving them and then melt wi… Started by Todd Kelly in Tech Help	1	Sep 2, 2009 Reply by cheebs