Chocolate is made from the cacao bean. According to Rodney Lipson‚ “Cacao has been a cultivated crop for at least three thousand years‚ probably quite a bit more. The people who first utilized Cacao were the inhabitants of what is now Venezuela” (Lipson) This group of people would eventually spread the cacao bean in northwestern South America. Cacao was clearly highly valued by these people and they spread it northward through trade with their neighbors. It was probably the Maya‚ over 1500 years
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Agricultural Sector of Indonesia And Its Role on Economy With its vast and abundant fertile soils Indonesia is a major global key producer of a wide variety of agricultural tropical products‚ and although agriculture’s share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) has declined markedly during the last five decades‚ it still provides income for the majority of Indonesian households today. In 2012 this sector employed around 49 million Indonesian individuals‚ which represents 41 percent of the
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BACA Hons Chocolate questions No 3 1. Describe the creation of hand made chocolate pralines to include: Cocoa butter decoration Application of tempered chocolate to the mould Creation and application of the filling Completion and storage Answers: Reusable learning objects – chocolate Leroux S.‚ Maitre Chocolat and Design Techniques for Chocolate Editions Francoise Blouard 2008 (box set containing two books) Frédéric B Fusion Chocolate (Hardcover - 2006) 2. List the following pieces
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Slavery in the Chocolate Industry Chocolate is a product of the cacao bean which grows primarily in the tropical climates of West Africa and Latin America. The cacao bean is more commonly referred to as cocoa‚ so that is the term we will use throughout. Two West African countries‚ Ghana and the Ivory Coast‚ supply 75% of the world’s cocoa market.[1] The cocoa they grow and harvest is sold to a variety of chocolate companies‚ including some of the largest in the world. In recent years‚ a handful
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Spanish armies began enslaving Mesoamericans to produce cacao.[27] Even with cacao harvesting becoming a regular business‚ only royalty and the well-connected could afford to drink this expensive import.[28] Before long‚ the Spanish began growing cacao beans on plantations‚ and using an African workforce to help manage them.[29] The situation was different in England. Put simply‚ anyone with money could buy it.[30] The first chocolate house opened in London in 1657.[30] In 1689‚ noted physician and collector Hans
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creation of handmade chocolate pralines to include: Cocoa butter decoration Application of tempered chocolate to the mould Creation and application of the filling Completion and storage Moulds are cleaned with water and dried and then cleaned with cotton wool or tissue to ensure everything is removed from them. The moulds have to be absolutely clean or the chocolate will pick up anything that’s in the mould. They are then sprayed with coloured cocoa butter. Application of tempered chocolate
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Chocolate’s social responsibility record and why they are proud to say they stand by their word. They pride themselves on being the only Organic‚ Fair Trade‚ Fair for Life certified‚ Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Factory in North America. They are passionate about their product and about preserving the natural environment where the cacao bean grows in order to keep the industry strong and profitable‚ all the while making the customers healthy and happy. Below we have prepared
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1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this report is to identify‚ analyse and evaluate the marketing factors that Whittaker’s has adopted in attempts to position themselves as a top-quality chocolate confectionery brand. In addition‚ this report would also be an aid to the major assignment in terms of developing detailed plans with marketing factors‚ data and facts. 1.2 Scope This report will cover the background understanding about the confectionery industry and do an in-depth analysis
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to from Cocoa Beans as Domestic Crop. Civilization only lasted 300 B.C. b. 600 AD Mayans migrate Central & South America establish cocoa plantation c. 14th Century: Aztecs upper classes who usurped the Mayan drink taxed the beans & drank chocolate drink‚ because it supposedly healed the soul. d. Aztecs restricted the drink to priests‚ nobles‚ kings‚ queens‚ officials and worriers. (showed of sign of higher class) e. 1502 Columbus entered Mayan trading channel and bring back cocoa beans to King
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Boston consulting group (Boston Matrix) Company’s name: ChopChop (international chocolate producing company) Industry name : Confectionary ( Chocolate products ) Headquarters: Russia. ( Moscow ) Company introduction: Our company was established for more than 8 years since 2006‚ and it has recently developed to be one of the strongest international enterprise of chocolate industry of the world. We are the chocolate producing company‚ producing many varieties of chocolate. However‚ we has considered
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