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Methyl Bromide is the agent used to fumigate cocoa beans and wooden pallets. A process that has been used for many years to prevent the importation" of insects and other pests. There are other ways to obtain pest free certificates but at additional…
Samantha...
Hang in there! Sooner or later the prophets of 3rd party certification are going to run out steam. I have absolutely no reservations in regards to our farms being inspected for compliance with their certification requirements. The Brazil…
I agree with both bloggers that fraud exists in the industry and that it should be corrected. That said, it behoves the end user to be able to discern RAW and PROCESSED. The ultimate responsibility for integrity of a product lies with the ultimate v…
Robbie,
I am a cacau farmer living in Brazil and export superior beans. When you speak of "large amounts" what does that mean? Sacks? Tons? Containers?
You can contact me direct at cacaufarmer@yahoo.com
best regards
Jim Lucas
Hi Alan,
I am working with farmers in East New Britian on importing Cacao to the United States. The samples of cacao they provided were outstanding and we were lucky enough to find a corporate partner interested in purchasing the beans at a premium…
Hello Eric,
Im a pretty new artisan chocolate maker in Chile. (not from the bean, just transforming coberture)
Here in Chile its very but very dificult to find good chocolate at reasonable price.
the only company which sell "good" chocolate is Belco…
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Who Names and Classifies Cocoa Beans?
I am at a loss to understand the rational and legitimacy of the creation of special names for cacau beans. I frequently see the use of Arriba, Porcelana, Chuao, Cuyagua, Dom Homero, etc. Although I am in the business of producing cacau beans I am struggling to understand which of the three types of cacau are being referenced. Is there someone out there able to provide a chart or document that identifies the "advertised name" with one of the three recognized types. I've almost concluded that it i… Continue
Posted on September 14, 2009 at 7:44pm — 1 Comment
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- At 5:10am on June 29, 2009,
Anna Franceschini said… - cs_ecworld_ engl_250609_2.pdfdear Jim,
i send you a breaf program of eurochocolate world section.
regards
Anna Franceschini
- At 5:03am on June 29, 2009,
Anna Franceschini said…
- Dear Jim,
thanks very much for your interest.
The festival will take place in Perugia city center from 18th to 25th of october and for 10 days will animate the streets and squares of the historcal center with a big exposition and selling area of chocolate and cocoa products.The festival offers to cocoa producers and cooperatives of fair market several opportunities:
1) Exposition corner to show the public the life in a cocoa farm; the way to pruduce cocoa, and to present the country where the farmers live( for example i would like to organize a special area entirely dedicated to Brazil, to host brazilian producers delegations,to promote the brazilian cocoa and chocolate, istitutional delegation as well to promote the country.) in this area the buyers as well will keep in contact with the owners of cocoa farms, an dthe public joined with Brazilian music and entertainments.
2) selling opportunity of your chocolate production ( bars, cocoa powder, cosmetics made by cocoa butter ...)
3) Tasting session of your chocolate;
4) Invitation to the international Summit "in the Hearth of chocolate " to assit the debate on ethics and susuteinable development on cocoa and chocolate world.
The partecipation is free.
For selling area we have a particular organization and if you are interested i can keep in contact with our commercial extension.
Hope to have good news from you.
felle free to ask me every info do you need to join th efestival.
best regard
Anna Franceschini
- At 12:11pm on June 25, 2009,
Anna Franceschini said…
- Dear Jim,
i'm Anna Franceschini International Relations & Fair Marketing Officers of Eurochocolate Festival, the most important Italian Festival about cocoa and chococolate, that will take place in Perugia ( 150 km far from Rome) , this year from 16Th to 25Th October 2009.
An important section of the festival will be Eurochocolate World, dedicated to the main producing cocoa countries and their cocoa production, that will host the delegation of cocoa producers.
I would like to inviete you to joint the festival and to partecipate to the International Summit "in the hearth of chocolate " to speech about your farm experience.
I will be glad to give you all the information useful to know more about our activities.
Best Regards
Anna Franceschini
Eurochocolate International Relations & Fair Marketing Officers
Viale Centova 6,
06128 Perugia
T: 00390755025887
F. 00390755025889
a.franceschini@eurochocolate.com
www.eurochocolate.com
- At 1:36am on March 6, 2009,
Ilana said… - Thank you for those learning pictures. I enjoyed looking at them a lot!
- At 7:29pm on February 22, 2009,
Samantha Madell said… - Hi Jim,
Thanks very much for your kind feedback on my blog post ("Cocoa Fermentation 101").
You're welcome to use the information in your procedures documentation, but I should emphasise that I gained my knowledge about cocoa fermentation by reading lots of different research, published by lots of different scientists. In case you're interested in some further reading, I've added a few scientific references to the bottom of my blog post.
Regards,
Sam
- At 6:47pm on February 19, 2009,
Volker Lehmann said… - Hi Jim:
There is something wrong with your yahoo account. I tried to reach you. Send me a mail to info@rainforest-products.com
Best, Volker
- At 3:14am on January 15, 2009,
Bhuvan said… - Hi Jim,
I came across your profile i will like to understand more about the cocoa you grow.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Bhuvan
emailbhuvan@gmail.com
- At 12:54pm on January 10, 2009,
holycacao said… - Your cacau sounds fair enough to me! I'd be interested in trying it!
- At 1:07pm on December 18, 2008,
Koa Kahili said… - the criollo trees are only 4 years old, the other trees are 12 years old. They are all organic.
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