2023 in Review, 2024 Preview | #PodSaveChocolate

By Clay Gordon | | 9 min read
2023 in Review, 2024 Preview | #PodSaveChocolate
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Episode 10 of #PodSaveChocolate features a look back over 2023 and a preview of 2024. Starting time: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT on December 19th, 2023.

Where to Watch

2023 in Review, 2024 Preview | #PodSaveChocolate
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Episode 10 Overview

Looking Back, Looking Forward is a topic I have explored – on a semi-regular basis – over the past five years.

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – Looking Forward, Looking Back
Episode 78 – the last episode of 2022 – of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams on Friday December 30th from 12:00~13:00 EST
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

2022/2023

2020 & 2021 – Looking Back and Looking Forward
Highlights of a difficult year – and my thoughts on the year ahead.
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

2020/2021

Looking back at 2017, Looking forward to 2018
What has me most excited as the New Year is about to unfold? > TheChocolateLife celebrates its 10th Anniversary on January 18th! To celebrate, I am going to be starting a series of travel/photo blogs of my adventures over the past decade, posting at least one new one each month.
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

2017/2018

2023 has been an interesting year for me, professionally and personally, and 2024 looks like it will start with a bang and then pick up steam from there.

In this episode of #PodSaveChocolate, I will share accomplishments and disappointments for 2023 and what I am looking forward to working on in 2024.

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TheChocolateLife made this list.

If you have some highlights you’d like to share, plan to join the episode live and share in the live chat on YouTube or in the comments on LinkedIn or Facebook.

📆 2023 Story Links to Review

Lead + Cadmium + Chocolate Does NOT Have to Equal Fear
The words lead, cadmium, and chocolate in the same sentence are a perfect storm for clickbait. Add kids into the mix and the topic is pretty much guaranteed to lead the 11 o’clock news because the optics are scary.
The Chocolate LifeKeith Ayoob

January

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – The Languages of Cocoa and Chocolate
Episode 79 – the first episode of 2023 – of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE starts streaming from 12:00~13:00 EST on Tue Jan 03, 2023.
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

January

Updated: TheChocolateLifeLIVE – Rating and Judging Chocolate (Bars)
Episode 84 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams from 12:00~13:00 on Tuesday, January 24th on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

January

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – The Adventures Continue: The Cross Country Craft Chocolate Odyssey
Episode 80 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams from 12:00 EST on Friday, February 10th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

February

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – What Can An AI Tell Us About Chocolate?
Anything new? Surprising? Episode 98 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams Tuesday, March 14th from 12:00~13:00 EDT. That’s right folks, it’s Daylight Savings Time here in the US already.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

March

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – Deconstructing the 2023 Chocolate Scorecard
TheChocolateLifeLIVE resumes from its new home in Central Arizona on Friday, April 21st, from 12:00~13:00 EDT (09:00~10:00 PDT).
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

April

TheChocolateLifeLIVE: A Conversation With Niccolò Corallo
Episode 106 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams from 09:00 MST/12:00 EDT/17:00 Lisbon time on Tue, May 2nd from the new HQ of TheChocolateLife: Prescott, AZ.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

May

TheChocolateLifeLIVE – Bolivian Cacao w/ Volker Lehmann
Episode 110 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams from 09:00 MST/12:00 EDT on Fri, May 12th from the new HQ of TheChocolateLife: Prescott, AZ (and from somewhere in the Eastern Iténez region of the Bolivian Beni).
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

May

TheChocolateLifeLIVE: Understanding Ecuadorian Cacao with Leila Carvajal, Cocoa Supply
Episode 111 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE streams from 09:00 MST/12:00 EDT on Fri, May 12th from the new HQ of TheChocolateLife: Prescott, AZ & NYC.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

May

TheChocolateLifeLIVE | Just One Change ...
Episode 115 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 MST/13:00 EDT on Tue, June 13th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

June

TheChocolateLifeLIVE | Who Decides What’s Fair?
Episode 123 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Fri, July 14th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

July

TheChocolateLifeLIVE | Production Pathways: From Melangers to ... ?
Episode 127 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Friday, August 4th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

August

TCL LIVE | The High Co$t of Cocoa
Episode 134 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Friday, September 22nd.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

September

TCL LIVE | AskTCL: Ceremonial Cacao & Cacao Ceremonies
Episode 135 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE is LIVE from 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, September 26th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

September

TCL LIVE | The Int’l Cocoa & Chocolate Forum
Episode 138 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE goes LIVE at 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, October 10th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

October – And this follow up post: A Choccy Week in London Town.

Craft Chocolat Challenge Tasting Roundup | TCL LIVE Finale
Episode 145 of #TheChocolateLifeLIVE goes LIVE at 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT on Friday, November 10th.
The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire

November. September. February.

Birgitte Rasine: The Cacao Muse | #PodSaveChocolate
Episode 1 of #PodSaveChocolate features Birgitte Rasine, The Cacao Muse, and introduces a new interactive content collaboration between TheChocolateLife and The Cacao Muse. #cacao #cocoa #chocolate
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

November

Disrupting Chocolate from the farm to the consumer | #PodSaveChocolate
Episode 2 of #PodSaveChocolate features a discussion of factors that will be disruptive, that may be disruptive, and that may not be disruptive of the status quo ante in cocoa and chocolate. #cacao #cocoa #chocolate
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

December

The New Case Against Mars, et al | #PodSaveChocolate
Episode 8 of #PodSaveChocolate features Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates Starting time: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT.
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

December

The EUDR and You – w/ Antonie Fountain | #PodSaveChocolate
Episode 9 of #PodSaveChocolate features Antonie Fountain of the VOICE Network. Starting time: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT on December 19th, 2023.
The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon

December

📆 2024 ...

Topics

  • The EUDR and the Due Diligence Directive
  • CTA – The Corporate Transparency Act
  • International Cocoa Diplomacy (“ICD”)
International Cocoa Diplomacy – ICD
ICD
International Cocoa Diplomacy
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that’s home to endangered species like African forest elephants.
AP NewsTAIWO ADEBAYO
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting | FinCEN.gov
Home

Corporate Transparency Act – How to know if you have to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report.

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