Items Tagged with 'cacao'

The beans of Theobroma cacao are used to make chocolate and other products, but these plants are threatened by increased drought associated with climate change.

The company is developing the product in collaboration with California Cultured, which produces sustainable, lab-grown chocolate using plant cell culture technology.

Timed ahead of International Women’s Day, the candy highlights women’s leadership in cacao cultivation and the importance of equity within the agricultural sector.

The chocolatier was the first U.S. company to disclose what it pays cacao farmers.

The initiative aims to empower 120 female cacao farmers through entrepreneurship, finance, and sustainable agriculture.

Now repackaged, these chewy, fruity bites are a functional superfood snack packed with nine essential vitamins and minerals and zero added sugar. 

Each bonbon is made from ethically sourced single-origin cacao and filled with rare local ingredients like gulupa (passion fruit), corozo berries, caramelized vanilla, and highland honey.

This interview discusses 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.  

Taking place this March 21–23 in the River Pavilion at the Javits Center, chocolate lovers and culinary enthusiasts of all ages will have the opportunity to indulge in a weekend of all things cacao.