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Divine buys first Fairtrade cocoa from Sierra Leone

The first container of cocoa from Sierra Leone’s only Fairtrade certified cooperative, Kpeya Agricultural Enterprise (KAE), has been bought by Divine Chocolate. Kuapa Kokoo, the Ghanaian co-operative that owns 45% of Divine Chocolate, agreed to Divine buying this shipment of cocoa from their fellow farmers in Sierra Leone.


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The reality of sustainability

One of the biggest challenges facing the chocolate industry is guaranteeing the availability of good quality cocoa that has been produced and traded according to the three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. This is one of the key messages from Jean-Marc Anga, from the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Katrine Kjoeller investigates the current issues regarding cocoa production and the important yet elusive concept of sustainability
The fatty implications

Geoff Talbot, the self-proclaimed Fat Consultant, considers the technical difficulties of reducing saturated fat in filled chocolate confectionery
Releasing the flavour

The primary processing of cocoa is critical to the taste profile of cocoa butter, liquor and powder. We run through the important initial steps and some of the specialist companies in the field