Tag Archives: Trade

17Aug/16

Chocolate and History

August 17, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, NewsBatangas, Beverage, Bohol, Cacao, Cashew, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dumaguete, Gardens, History, Islands, Medicinal, Mexico, Nut, Orchards, Pampanga, Peanut, Philippines, Portuguese, Queen, Rice, Spanish, Trade, Trees, West IndiesSephra

While enjoying a cup of hot native chocolate with some off-season puto bumbong during the rainy weekend, I remembered that hot chocolate in our home used to be made from cacao beansRead More…

16May/16

Heat Resistant Chocolate

May 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, Products, TechnologyBars, Beans, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Cooperative, Flavours, Heat, Organic, TradeSephra

Lome – Organic, fair trade chocolate has proved popular in recent years, especially with ethically minded Western consumers keen to give cocoa farmers around the world a better deal.

16Feb/15

The Economics of Chocolate

February 16, 2015Factual, InformationAfrica, business, Chocolate, Cocoa, Commodity, Economics, Farm, TradeSephra

Before becoming a kiss, bar, or hot drink, cocoa gets shipped, stashed, smashed, and, most critically for producers and consumers alike, commodified.