BANGALORE – The Coffee Board has finalized the Post Blossom crop forecast for the current year (FY 2013-14).
VIDEO – National Geographic – Megafactories: Illy Coffee
A very interesting video by National Goegraphic about Illy Coffee megafactories in Trieste, Italy.
AFRICA – Cocoa Agreement now binds Cameroon and Europe
A partnership agreement between Cameroon cocoa producers in Africa and European Cocoa Association was signed last Friday, May 24, in Yaoundé.
SUSTAINABILITY – Nestlé USA sources 100% certified cocoa beans for Nestlé Crunch Bars
CHICAGO, US – Nestlé Crunch lovers can soon enjoy their favorite chocolate bar even more. At the National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago today, NESTLÉ USA announced that it will source 100% certified, Nestlé Cocoa Plan cocoa beans for the entire line of everyday Nestlé Crunch bars.
ICCO – International trader and processor TransmarGroup signs the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration
LONDON, 24 April 2013—International trader and processor Transmar Group on 15 April became latest cocoa stakeholder to sign the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, joining well over 30 other organizations in support of the recommendationsthat arose out of the World Cocoa Conferencein Abidjan last November.
REPORT – The International Cocoa Organization releases its first estimates for world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2012/2013 cocoa year, in the Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics Volume XXXIX – No. 1
LONDON – Report: the International Cocoa Organization today releases its first forecasts for the 2012/2013 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2011/2012, as
summarized below.
ABIDJAN COCOA DECLARATION – Top North American cocoa processor Blommer becomes the latest stakeholder to sign the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration
LONDON – Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America, has become the latest cocoa stakeholder to sign the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, the ICCO revealed today.
COCOA – The French chocolate manufacturer Monbana presents his new range of desserts at the ISM 2013, the world`s biggest international confectionery trade fair
HAMBURG – For three generations the name of Monbana has stood for the variety, creativity and quality of traditional chocolate artisanry and innovative wrapping.
INDONESIA – Cocoa exports set to drop to historic lows
MILAN – Cocoa bean exports from Indonesia, the third largest producer in the world, are set to decline to historic lows, according to Indonesian Cocoa Association.
NOBLE GROUP – Becomes 30TH stakeholder to sign Abidjan Cocoa Declaration
LONDON – Hong Kong-based multinational cocoa trader and processor Noble Group on 7 January signed the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, the ICCO revealed Friday.
