> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # TheChocolateLife on Clubhouse – Week 23 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-on-clubhouse-week-23/ - Published: 2021-08-21T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2021-08-30T11:30:45.000Z - Description: Featured Topics for the Week of August 23~27. Episodes 23.01~23.05 (109~113). - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: TCL Originals, Clubhouse Plan to start your day listening in and participating: **Live From Brooklyn, NY* and streaming globally* ... it’s The Daily Open Chocolate Chat on Clubhouse! News, views, and wide-open conversations about topics in cocoa, chocolate, and more Weekdays starting at 10am EDT. [The Chocolate LifeThe Chocolate Life is THE club on Clubouse that covers the important topics in cocoa and chocolate – topics you won’t hear discussed anywhere else. Our promise? No 💩. 💬💬 Join the Daily Open #Chocolate Chat weekdays at 10am EDT to be a part of the conversation. ⚡️⚡️ Want to connect with Clay di…![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/apple-touch-icon.880349ac9574.png)Clubhouse![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/img/full_tn_new.d488e720c49a.png)](https://www.clubhouse.com/club/the-chocolate-life?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Don't have a Clubhouse account yet? Use this link. To make the most of your **TheChocolateLife on Clubhouse** experience don’t forget to: 1. **Become a member of TheChocolateLife.com**. There is a free member tier, but paid membership options are available and your support is greatly appreciated. 2. Follow me – @discoverchoc – on Clubhouse. 3. Follow me – @discoverchoc – on Instagram. 4. *Spread the word by* adding a quote or thought you had about a room as a comment to that day’s IG post and/or here on TheChocolateLife (you *do* have to be a member to comment). --- ## **Monday – Favorite Chocolates** Bars? Bonbons? Our *favorite* chocolates and chocolate experiences. [SAFRANNE CHOCOLATE MOULDSWe are designing only your dreams.Unique Designs of Chocolate.Creative, Extraordinary and Innovative. The higher quality, the lowest price![](https://www.safranne.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Safranne-favicon.gif)Safranne![](https://www.safranne.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Safranne-Logo-Mobile.png)](http://www.safranne.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) A Turkish polycarbonate mold supplier. h/t DGH. --- ## **Tuesday – Design a Chocolate Factory ... *in 24 hours*** You have 24 hours to design a chocolate factory in a 10mx20m space within a much larger building. What do you do? [The House of ChocolateWelcome to The House of Chocolate! Bean-to-bar, small batch, craft, artisan, micro-batch chocolate; whatever you call it, each one boils down to the ...![](https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/public/lego_ci/04c3566a-92e1-4255-9e69-cc8bc4f98cb0/resize:192:192/png)1951419514Lepralego![](https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/entity/lego_ci/project/a03a4054-e23f-4987-8d72-72245f70329e/5/resize:1600:900/legacy)](https://ideas.lego.com/projects/a03a4054-e23f-4987-8d72-72245f70329e?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [What is BRC? Global food safety standard explained](https://www.ideagen.com/thought-leadership/blog/what-is-brc-global-food-safety-standard-explained?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [BRCGS | BRCGSBRCGS![](https://www.brcgs.com/favicon.ico)HomeHome![](https://www.brcgs.com/media/2169206/ssci-5-400.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&quality=90&width=768&height=432&upscale=false&rnd=132737692830000000)](https://www.brcgs.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [MIRZAM CHOCOLATE FACTORY – AXIS CREATIVElogo![](http://www.axisx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/axis_logo2.png)](http://www.axisx.com/site/portfolio-item/mirzam-chocolate-factory/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ## **Wednesday – Deep Dive: Sugar** Chocolate as we know it today is highly dependent on sugar – which comes in an extremely wide variety of forms and sources. H/T Jorge Zaldivar (Mamey D) for inspiring today’s topic. **Partial topic list:** - Types of sugar (source) - Special characteristics (moisture level, aroma, crystal size) - What makes vegan sugar vegan? - Is there any GMO sugar cane? - Heirloom varieties – the role of genetics [Sugar and Sugar Substitutes](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cocZBtQbE5toLivCEfK5rNcVml5PZ%5F6E/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116709917456757279501&rtpof=true&sd=true&ref=thechocolatelife.com) (.DOCX, h/t DGH) [Daily Sugar Prices | International Sugar OrganizationInternational Sugar Organization![](https://www.isosugar.org/ISOlogo.png)](https://www.isosugar.org/prices.php?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Sugar Beet Farmers Caught In GMO Debate, Wait For USDA Labeling DecisionColorado farmer Steve Kelly brushes aside a small mound of dry yellow dirt to reveal a sugar beet seed that’s no larger than a peppercorn. It seems![](https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/sites/kcur2/files/201703/HPMfavicon1.ico)Covering Our Food System From The Heartland Site Menu Donate Covering Our Food System From The HeartlandEsther Honig![](https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/sites/kcur2/files/styles/medium/public/201805/051718_ERH_Sugarbeetfarmer_SteveKelly.jpg)](https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/sugar-beet-farmers-caught-gmo-debate-wait-usda-labeling-decision?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Clewiston, Florida – The Sweetest Town in America? --- ## **Thursday – alt.chocolate** In the last month or so there have been press mentions of a small handful of initiatives working on lab-grown/manufactured “chocolates.” Are alternative chocolates the solution to *everything* (anything?) *bad* about the cocoa supply chain? As with everything cocoa and chocolate the answers are, “It’s complicated,” and/or “It depends.” In this case, when you read the press so far, what jumps out at me are that most of the press knows nothing about cocoa and chocolate – *so they are asking the wrong questions.* [🎙🔴 alt.Chocolate - The Chocolate LifeThursday, August 26 at 12:00am EDT with Clay Gordon, dghchocolatier. (🔴Rec) The Daily Open Chocolate Chat: Discuss. Are alternative “chocolates” the answer to cocoa supply chain problems?![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/apple-touch-icon.880349ac9574.png)Clubhouse![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/img/full_tn_new.d488e720c49a.png)](https://www.clubhouse.com/event/m22pv1Vz?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [QOA is 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious!The chocolate revolution is here. 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious. We call it QOA. You need to try it!![](https://qoacompany.com/wp-content/themes/qoacompany/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png)QOAcompany](https://qoacompany.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Forget China! Germany Is Replacing Cocoa From Chocolate In 14 YearsNow Germany has joined the race to eliminate cocoa entirely from chocolate. A Munich-based startup - QOA - is making cocoa-free chocolate![](https://i2.wp.com/thecocoapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-COCOA-POST-ICON-512x512-1.png?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1)Cocoa PostKojo Hayford![](https://thecocoapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/poster-QOA-chocolate.jpeg)](https://thecocoapost.com/forget-china-germany-is-replacing-cocoa-from-chocolate-in-14-years/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [This lab-fermented no-cocoa ‘chocolate’ solves the industry’s climate and child-labor problemsQOA makes cocoa-free chocolate using “precision fermentation” of other ingredients.![](https://www.fastcompany.com/apple-touch-icon.png?v=5)Fast CompanyAdele Peters![](https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/wp-cms/uploads/2021/08/poster-QOA.jpg)](https://www.fastcompany.com/90665617/this-lab-fermented-no-cocoa-chocolate-solves-the-industrys-climate-and-child-labor-problems?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Is Ghana in danger of losing millions as Germany, China, and Switzerland push into cocoa productionCocoa, a raw material for making one of the world’s priced products, chocolate, has witnessed quite an eventful 2021 year.![](https://219832-668593-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-GHANA-TALK-BUSINESS-NEW-LOGO-270x270.png)Ghana Talks Business![](https://219832-668593-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cocoa-beans.jpg)](https://ghanatalksbusiness.com/2021/08/is-ghana-in-danger-of-losing-millions-as-germany-china-and-switzerland-push-into-cocoa-production/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [WNWN (Waste Not Want Not)](https://www.wnwnfoodlabs.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [A cocao-free, eco-friendly alternative to chocolate is launched in CambridgeWNWN Food Labs is part of city’s Carbon13 programme![](https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/apple-touch-icon-152x152-precomposed.png)Cambridge IndependentMike Scialom![](https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/_media/img/5DVTIZYGTP2Y3HY9RQLZ.jpg)](https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/a-cocao-free-eco-friendly-alternative-to-chocolate-is-launc-9210854/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) This is the press article on the WNWN announcement. [California CulturedCalifornia CulturedCalifornia Cultured![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0561/5642/2334/files/cali_cultured_logo.jpg?v=1618363841)](https://cacultured.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Swiss Scientists Manufacture Breakthrough Lab-Grown ChocolateScientists at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) have become the first to have successfully developed lab-grown chocolate.![](https://i2.wp.com/thecocoapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-COCOA-POST-ICON-512x512-1.png?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1)Cocoa PostKojo Hayford![](https://i2.wp.com/thecocoapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Swiss-Lab-grown-chocolate.png?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1)](https://thecocoapost.com/swiss-scientists-manufacture-breakthrough-lab-grown-chocolate/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Sharon Terenzi on LinkedIn: Chocolate without cocoa?It’s happening in Germany ⛔🍫🇩🇪The Munich-based | 20 commentsChocolate without cocoa?It’s happening in Germany ⛔🍫🇩🇪The Munich-based startup YCombinator has found a way to make cocoa-free chocolate. By fermenting... 20 comments on LinkedIn![](https://static-exp1.licdn.com/sc/h/al2o9zrvru7aqj8e1x2rzsrca)LinkedIn3000+ Posts![](https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E22AQGrHnOsiLfQqA/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/0/1629788340303?e=1632960000&v=beta&t=FqUKCy6_k8uSOrzaOpTtEh8HGNy-nLoBbPk-9WX1QG4)](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6835827760406048769/?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs%5FfeedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6835827760406048769%29&ref=thechocolatelife.com) The reactions in the comments are based on an incomplete understanding of the work Qoa is doing. This is because the OP refers to press sources (both are linked to above) that either have an incomplete understanding or some other agenda. [Global chocolate supply could be wiped out as pollinating insects are killed offCoffee, strawberries and apples also at risk as climate change, habitat loss and pesticides kill off vital bugs![](https://static.inews.co.uk/images/favicon/192x192.png)inews.co.ukMadeleine Cuff![](https://i.inews.co.uk/content/uploads/2021/08/PRI_192796545.jpg)](https://inews.co.uk/news/chocolate-brazil-nut-apple-supply-wiped-out-pollinator-insect-bee-butterfly-forcipomyia-1153324?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Can we (should we) consider resilience in our assessments of alt.chocolates? --- ## **Friday – TCL/CH Collabs** Ways that we, as a community, can work together and help each other. [🎙🔴 COLLABS - The Chocolate LifeFriday, August 27 at 12:00am EDT with Clay Gordon, dghchocolatier. (🔴Rec) The Daily Open Chocolate Chat: Discuss. Ways we can we work together.![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/apple-touch-icon.880349ac9574.png)Clubhouse![](https://www.clubhouse.com/static/img/full_tn_new.d488e720c49a.png)](https://www.clubhouse.com/event/PrKO4abR?ref=thechocolatelife.com) **Cacao Juice –** h/t Thomas Forbes who will soon be undertaking a remote volunteer exercise for the Peace Corps with a group in Ecuador looking to develop value-added products, one of which might be cacao juice (aka *miel de cacao*). [Grupos comunitarios | festivalchocolate![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/485d82_f6fe50f6160f486ba306413120cc99bf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_32%2Ch_32%2Clg_1%2Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01/485d82_f6fe50f6160f486ba306413120cc99bf~mv2.png)festivalchocolate![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/485d82_f6fe50f6160f486ba306413120cc99bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_2500,h_1330,al_c/485d82_f6fe50f6160f486ba306413120cc99bf~mv2.png)](https://www.chocolate.do/mujeres?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Home - KoaExploring the cocoa fruit’s full potential with Koa. Craft delicious creations, packed with flavour and positive impact. Learn more about the 100% natural cocoa fruit products.![](https://koa-impact.com/wp-content/themes/koa-impact/images/apple-touch-icon.png)Koa![](https://koa-impact.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/home-mobile-header-300x300.jpg)](https://koa-impact.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [Cocoa juice factory inauguratedA cocoa fruit juice factory has been inaugurated at Akrofuom in the Assin South District in the Central Region.![](https://www.graphic.com.gh/favicons/android-icon-192x192.png)Graphic OnlineBY: Daily Graphic![](https://www.graphic.com.gh/images/2019/sept/23/cocoa_juice_extra.jpg)](https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/cocoa-juice-factory-inaugurated.html?ref=thechocolatelife.com) h/t DGH h/t DGH [Failure Case Study: Danone Dairy in India-The risk of offering premiu…The Exhaustive Study for Danone Dairy in India Market Research Report is added on Orbisresearch.com database. The report covers the market landscape and its gr…![](https://public.slidesharecdn.com/v2/favicon.ico?f4544a845c)SlideShare iOSPravinkad941![](https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/failurecasestudydanonedairyinindia-theriskofofferingpremiumproductsinaprice-sensitivemarket-180813080915-thumbnail-4.jpg?cb=1534147773)](https://www.slideshare.net/Pravinkad941/failure-case-study-danone-dairy-in-indiathe-risk-of-offering-premium-products-in-a-pricesensitive-market?ref=thechocolatelife.com) h/t DGH --- ## **OneWorldChocolate** I envision OneWorldChocolate (OWC) as a 501(c)6 trade association with a global footprint that fills the gap between the FCIA and the WCF. OWC’s mission will be to “*foster improved education, communication, and collaboration among and between all sections of the cocoa to chocolate supply web*.” This is part of my succession planning – to ensure that TheChocolateLife does not disappear if I am involved in an accident or for any other reason. **One** of my contributions to the startup of OWC will be ***all*** of the IP assets related to TheChocolateLife.com, which I would see as a primary online community-building outlet for OWC. This includes all of the domains below – and more. - **OneWorldChocolate.com** (501(c)6) and **OneWorldChocolate.org** (501(c)3). - **Farm2TableChocolate.com** - **TheJoyofChocolate.com** – Share our love for chocolate! - **LoveSexAndChocolate.com** – Originally registered for an event experience in Amsterdam’s Red Light district, this has evolved to include the idea of a coffee-table photography book with chocolate and love/sex-related quotes. - **Chocolaw.com** – Chocolate combined with legal humor. - **CocoaOtaku.com** – Geeky and nerdy things related to chocolate. - **42Chocolate.com** – Any Douglas Adams fans in the audience? - And, of course, *DiscoverChocolate.com*, *LaVidaCocoa.com*, *Chocophile.com,* plus several more. I do not see myself as on the board of directors or as an officer of OWC, rather in a operations/leadership role during the transition. I am looking for a group of people who will make the necessary cash investment to get OWC registered as a non-profit and who will act as the original advisory board and board of directors/officers of OWC. > As an aside, there is now installed on TheChocolateLife.com a private chat server with most of the capabilities of Slack. If anyone is interested in following up on this opportunity I will set up a private group to facilitate discussion. --- ## **What We’re Working on For Future Rooms** I am headed to Nigeria for a business trip and so am looking for ideas for rooms and club leaders and guests to step in while I am traveling as I will be unable to join in. - Monday, August 30 – **Destination: Nigeria** - Day TBD – Cottage Food Laws (h/t Thomas Forbes). - Day TBD – A Lighter Side: Chocolate in Movies, Musicals, & Comics. From Willie Wonka to Chocolat to Spiderman villains the Universe and beyond! (h/t DGH). --- ## **Help The TCL/CH Community Grow!** ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/08/InstagramUpdateImage_Faves1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/08/InstagramUpdateImage_Factory1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/08/InstagramUpdateImage_Sugar1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/08/InstagramUpdateImage_AltChoc1024x.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/08/InstagramUpdateImage_Collabs1024x.jpg) **Please share any or all of these images – with their links – in your social media feeds and tag with @discoverchoc and #TheChocolateLife.** --- ### Continue the conversation – or start one - *in the comments below!* ---