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Podcast: The state of the cacao industry

Twin River Farms co-owners sit down to chat challenges, climate events, and more.

By Liz Parker Kuhn
Podcast: The state of the cacao industry

Courtesy of Twin River Farms

March 13, 2025

CONFECTIONERY CONVERSATIONS

Twin River Farms

Brad Taylor and Mariah DeLeon, co-owners, talk about the current state of the cacao-growing industry in Hawaii.

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Candy Industry Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Brad Taylor and Mariah DeLeon, co-owners of Twin River Farms in Maui, as they discuss the current state of the cacao-growing industry in Hawaii.  

In this interview, Taylor and DeLeon discuss the biggest challenges of growing cacao, how recent climate events have affected their operations, and what they want the average consumer to know about the farming of cacao.  

Listen to the podcast above or by clicking here.


Related: How Colombia aims to build its cocoa market

KEYWORDS: cacao cacaofruit Hawaii Twin River Farms

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Liz Parker Kuhn is the senior editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and has worked at BNP Media since 2012. She has written for CBS Detroit as well as for her own blogs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Liz can be contacted at (248) 839-7156 or at parkerkuhne@bnpmedia.com.

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