As bakers and food producers, it’s important to know what’s going on in the world around us. Especially when it’s about the state and future of our ingredients. In the late 1990s, some of the stakeholders in the cocoa industry realized crops were at risk due to pests, disease and the fragile tropical ecosystem. They realized that for [...]
What story does your food tell? Consumers today are looking for more than just personal substance from their bakery products. They want to know about the ingredients, process and company behind the food. When it comes to the bigger picture of bakery, pastry and chocolate products, there are a few things that customers value [...]
Over 20 years ago, stakeholders in the cocoa industry got together to discuss the future of cocoa, and the sustainable cocoa sector was born to provide stability and benefits to the entire industry. What makes chocolate sustainable? Ecology/environmental protection: Implementing agricultural tools that reduce deforestation, end the use of toxic chemicals and prevent soil erosion. People/society: Farmers receive [...]
Sustainable Chocolate Also known as sustainable cacao chain What is Sustainable Chocolate? Sustainable chocolate has become a core concept in the cacao value chain. It’s aims to preserve and ensure long-term supply. The main players are cacao farmers and chocolate processors. Sustainable chocolate involves several aspects of the cacao value chain:1,2 Efficiently using [...]
Chocolate What is Chocolate? Chocolate is a mixture of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and sugar. Cocoa is obtained from the seeds of the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao, which means “food of the Gods.” Various combinations of cocoa butter and cocoa mass are used in bakery applications and coatings to provide unique colors [...]
White chocolate is used in a variety of baked goods, including cookies. White Chocolate Also known as Compound Chocolate or Chocolate Coating What is White Chocolate? White chocolate is the solid or viscous material obtained by mixing and grinding cacao fat with dairy ingredients and nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners.1 White chocolate comprises [...]
