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Sourcing cacao beans
Hi all,I'm planning on starting a small bean to bar company and am hoping to source directly from a family farm. I care about the well-being of the...
@Landen Zernickow started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Pricing thread?
Hello,I was notified via email that Susanna Harris had posted the message below, but now I can't seem to find it. I am also very interested in...
@Potomac Chocolate started 14 years ago - replies: 4
i got 400kg of very good quality cocoa sitting at fazenda ipiranga in bahia brazil
The cacao on the plantation is mixed, forestrero, nacional and trinitario.. the names of the kinds are Catongo, Para, Parazinho and a trinitario...
@Cortland Manik started 10 years ago - replies: 1
Any tips for preventing sugar bloom?
Hello I am having issues with what I believe is sugar bloom. It usually appears within days after making the chocolate, but sometimes shows up...
@Juliana Desmond started 11 years ago - replies: 14
10kg bags of cacao beans shipped directly from fazenda ipiranga in bahia
I'm selling single origin catongo, para, parazinho beans for 130 euros for 10kg bags (shipping included USA, Europe, add around 10euro for...
@Cortland Manik started 10 years ago - replies: 16
fine cocoa beans?
Hi Everyone!Do you think fine cocoa beans (Trinatero and Criollo) from Venezuela are actually trading btw US$6000 and US$8000 per MT? Or i have got...
@Bhuvan started 15 years ago - replies: 3
Is Foot Traffic vital for a Chocolate Shop?
I am looking for a store front to move my shop into. Every place in my city that has lots of foot traffic is SO expensive to rent! I have been...
@Wendy Buckner started 14 years ago - replies: 7
Chocolate and Plumbing
Hello. I've been having issues with the pipes backing up in the building I'm renting. The plumber pulled a lot of baby wipes out (there's a couple...
@John Duxbury started 10 years ago - replies: 7