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Processing category lists write-ups on cocoa processing activities in the global space and implications for other subsectors of the industry
Nestle Central And West Africa Limited Appoints Mauricio Alarcon As New CEO
Nestle has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Limited, effective September 1, 2020.
Mr Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa.
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Nestle Ghana Trains Journalists On Product Fortification And Labeling
In its quest to build capacity of journalists on nutrition reporting, Nestlé Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Wednesday August, 26, 2020 has trained over 30 journalists on nutrition, product…
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Lowa Chocolate Makes DR Congo The New Kid On The World Chocolate Block
Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould which will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally owned producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ghana Govt Backs Turnaround Efforts By Cocoa Processing Company
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the management of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) of the government’s support for the company to ensure that the processes and measures the company has instituted to turn around its…
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COCOBOD Buys 742,725 Tonnes Of 2019/2020 Cocoa Crop As Of June
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) reported a total purchase of 742,725 tonnes for the 2019/2020 cocoa season as at June 4, 2020, new data from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has revealed.
This reflects…
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Royal Duyvis Wiener Agrees Refinancing Deal For Cocoa And Chocolate Sub
Dutch cocoa and chocolate processing company Royal Duyvis Wiener has confirmed it has reached an agreement on refinancing the business to ensure its future stability in the wake of challenging market conditions, according to Confectionery…
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Niche Cocoa Industry’s Chocolate Milk Drink To Support Ghana School Feeding
Ghanaian cocoa processing giant, Niche Cocoa Industry, is set to introduce its range of chocolate drink products on the Ghanaian market.
In a planned expansion of its business, Niche Cocoa intends to serve its own cocoa drink brand to the…
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West Africa Needs To Be More Serious About Cocoa Value Addition – Oba Thompson
Nigerian cocoa industry advocate and Chairman Eti-Oni Development Group, Oba Dokun Thompson, says the problems of West Africa's cocoa industry will not go away unless the region takes cocoa value addition more seriously.
Oba Thompson, who…
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Ghana’s Cocoa Juice Marries Bolivian Cocoa Beans In World’s First 100% Cocoa Fruit…
Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Felchlin, has unveiled a new couverture made 100 percent from the Cocoa fruit, with no extra ingredient.
Made of Bolivian cocoa beans, the chocolate is sweetened with cocoa pulp juice from Ghana and becomes…
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Ghana To Launch $600 Million Syndicated Loan For Boosting Cocoa Production, Local Processing And…
Ghana Cocoa Board, COCOBOD, is set to launch a US$600 million Syndicated Loan Facility tomorrow, 23rd June 2020, to enhance crop production and also invest in local processing and consumption efforts.
The African Development Bank…
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