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It’s not every day that a bean-to-bar chocolate company gets asked to be part of a presidential initiative. But then, Askinosie Chocolate isn’t your everyday chocolate company.

Unwrap one of Mc-Crea’s caramels and you get a little taste of what science can do.

Theegarten-Patec’s newly redesigned CWM2 wrapping machine for chocolate products provides a much higher level of user accessibility than the previous model.

“We get the sense that social and cultural factors are main drivers behind this [all-natural colors] movement, rather than science, since in reality artificial colors undergo more thorough scrutiny, testing, and certification than their natural counterparts,” says Jerry Owens, marketing director, S&S Flavors.

The project, which represents Theegarten-Pactec’s largest investment to date, stemmed from the company’s recent rapid growth.

Samantha Aquim, from Aquim Gastronomia, continues to help run the family catering business in Rio de Janeiro as a gourmet chef. In addition, she also continues to draw upon her education reading and researching therapy.

To paraphrase Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, “We’re home, Mars.” At least it appears that the famed chocolate maker certainly feels comfortable in Topeka, Kan.

Finally, Cargill has been cleared to acquire Archer Daniels Midland’s chocolate business in Europe — but part of the deal means giving up a production facility in Germany.