Exclusive video: Chocoa 2026 event Jack Steijn preview interview

Jack Steijn, co-founder of Chocoa, offers an exclusive video ahead of this year's show starting next week. Pic: Neill Barston
As this year’s Chocoa event rapidly comes into view, Confectionery Production goes behind the scenes with event co-founder, Jack Steijn, on some of the most pressing issues of the moment.
Editor Neill Barston offers an exclusive video interview with the experienced cocoa expert, who acknowledged there will be plenty at stake for this year’s event, with major legislative hurdles, pricing instability, and infrastructure investment required to ensure the industry’s continuation. Watch our key piece below, with the event set to take place between 16-22 February.
For more information on this year’s Chocoa visit chocoa.nl for a full breakdown of its programme, and the related Amsterdam Cocoa Week, which includes the World Cocoa Foundation Partnership meeting.
Confectionery Production will be on hand as a media partner for the WCF event, and will be providing key coverage during the show. Contact editor Neill Barston with any show news at [email protected]






