by Ines Kervarec | Jul 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
As governments increasingly implement human rights and environmental due diligence and deforestation regulations, supply chain traceability becomes essential. When considering the implementation of traceability systems in the cocoa industry, there are two major...
by Ines Kervarec | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The growing demand for sustainable cocoa and the European Union’s new regulations spur Peru’s transition towards a deforestation-free cocoa supply chain. There are two types of cocoa beans: fine flavor and bulk. According to The International Cocoa...
by Ines Kervarec | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
More than 66% of the world’s cocoa is produced in West Africa. With demand increasing and production falling behind, technology is finding its way to the farms. The Harmattan is a dry wind that blows from the Sahara Desert over West Africa towards the Gulf of Guinea....
by Ines Kervarec | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog
Órla Ryan is an Irish journalist who lived in Ghana for approximately 4 years. She worked for Reuters, a media company known for providing information to the media and financial markets. Her mission was to regularly provide stories about cocoa. She interviewed a...
by Ines Kervarec | May 21, 2021 | Blog
If the chocolate industry doesn’t evolve, we might run out of chocolate one day… In addition to being a whimsical tree, Theobroma Cacao is vulnerable to diseases, pests, climate change and production processes. Today, the industry’s focus is on rapid and low cost...