Podcast Show Notes

“If somebody wants to buy anything from another country, they have to be more responsible to the end of it… you just need to stick with it… put your life …

“Having a business is like having children; it doesn’t really make sense money-wise, and it’s the same with a small business.” -Barbara Wilson, Co-Founder of Mindo Chocolate Makers While Covid-19 …

“Eating chocolates is no longer like when we were kids… we snacked on chocolates, it’s more about enjoying eating a good piece of chocolate. It’s like a lifestyle.” -Ronald Ng, …

“I look at my sister’s kids… and I think that the chocolate that we’re making today is the kind of nostalgia that I want to give them, because I think …

“Actually fermenting and drying cacao the way it’s supposed to be takes money and effort. And I think in India today, a farmer would start doing it only when he …

“The Malaysian grower cannot survive at prices that are coming out of Africa. The living standards are different; labor costs are different.” Ning-Geng Ong, Founder of Chocolate Concierge Malaysian origin …

“The reality here [in Ghana] is that cocoa is kind of it… Cocoa is part of the national identity here.” -Dr. Kristy Leissle, Cocoa Researcher & Scholar With 15 years …

“I would say… for the farmers we’re working with, [for] eighty percent of them cacao is the most important income solution, but for zero percent it’s their only income.” -Jan …

“Just because nobody’s told you you could, doesn’t mean you can’t.” -Samuel Maruta, Co-Founder of Marou Chocolate January 2021 note: I’ve just gotten word that Sam has passed away. He’ll …

“How do we keep bringing change to this supply chain, and keep introducing new ways of doing things, so we don’t fall into the trap of ‘business as usual’?” -Sunita …