"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 De Tourreil, Founder of The Chocolate Garage Sunita De Tourreil has spend the last …
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9 Best Ethical Whole Foods Chocolate Brands & Bars
Growing up in the US, going to Whole Foods was a special occurrence, reserved for birthdays and whenever I convinced my mom we needed fancy hummus. As I grew older and began doing all my own grocery shopping and cooking (fancy hummus occasionally …
Interview: Matt Caputo, CEO of Caputo’s Market & Deli
"I do wish more people had an appreciation for what an incredible labor of love goes into craft chocolate, and how this is not an industry for people who want to get rich."-Matt Caputo, CEO of Caputo's Market & Deli Matt Caputo is a well-known …
What is WholeFruit Chocolate? (Made With Cacao Sugar)
Almost exactly two years after the company's release of ruby chocolate, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut has released a new product: WholeFruit Chocolate. Some statistics dropped about the product line include 70%, which is how much of the cacao pod is …
Interview: Greg D’Alesandre, Cacao Sourcerer At Dandelion Chocolate
"There's too much power in the chocolate makers' hands as opposed to cacao producers' hands.... for the industry to be truly long-term sustainable, that power dynamic has to shift."-Greg D'Alesandre, Dandelion Chocolate Greg D'Alesandre is almost …
Oahu Chocolate Guide: 13 Hawaiian Chocolate Destinations
You probably found this while looking for Hawaiian chocolate shops, and maybe even Honolulu chocolate shops in particular. But did you know that Hawaii is the only state in the US which can actually grow chocolate? The chocolate tree is called …
How To Visit A Vanilla Farm In Hawaii
Have you ever thought about where vanilla comes from? The plant, Vanilla planifola, is native to Mexico, but now grows on a vine in tropical locations around the world. The largest growing regions at the moment are in Madagascar and Indonesia.And …
Hawaiian Chocolate: Big Island Cacao Farm Tours & Chocolate Shops
Have you ever wanted to visit a chocolate farm, and try a fresh chocolate fruit straight off the tree? Of course you have! For those of you not in-the-know, the chocolate tree is called Theobroma cacao, and it grows within 25 degrees of the …
Chocolate On The Road: Hawaii
"There's growing and then there's making, right, and both are distinct arts. So what is Hawaiian chocolate? Is it only that it's grown here? What if it's shipped to Switzerland— does it then become Swiss chocolate because it's made there?"-Tammie …
Hawaiian Chocolate & Cacao Culture
Paradise. This is most people's understanding of Hawaii. There are palm trees swaying in the wind, a gentle surf, and pineapples. Sometimes we imagine macadamia nuts and hula dancers, but overall it's more tropical beach than rain forest. But such …
