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Episode 50 Overview
2024 has been a roller-coaster kind of year so far, and the roiled cocoa market does not look like it’s going to settle down very soon.
But there is more to cocoa and chocolate than the market, and that’s what we’re here to discuss in this episode of #PodSaveChocolate.
Links to Topics Mentioned in This Episode
The last post of 2023. How did I do (so far) in my look forward to the new year?
The first post of 2024.
Adding value in producing countries is rapidly becoming more important to the sustainability equation.
Interviews and tastings with makers is a new focus for PodSaveChocolate.
In part, this is about differentiating specialty chocolate and cocoa from commodity/bulk cocoa.
Want to visit Bolivia with Volker and me?
When even “experts” get things wrong.
How I approach judging in competitions like the Craft Chocolat Challenge\
Updating our understanding of the evolution and trading patterns of cacao.
The chocolate apologetics “bible.”
Notes on an exhibition – my first participation in a chocolate show of the year.
Link to Part 2. The cocoa story of the decade (and the past 50 years).
More about the future of cocoa and ways to make cocoa production more ethical from an environmental viewpoint.
Questions?
If you have questions, you can ask them live during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member, you can ask them in the Comments below at any time.
Episode Hashtags and Related Accounts to Follow
#YearInReview
#cocoa #cacao #cacau
#chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate
#PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc
#LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife
Future Episodes
Chocolates made at origin (in a producing country).
World Chocolate Day is Sunday, July 7th.
Part 1 will take place over on Bean to Barstool and will take a look at pairing beer and chocolate from the perspective of beer. Part 2 will take a look at pairing chocolate and beer from the perspective of chocolate.
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