The Advisory and Awarding Board of Ghana Cocoa Awards chaired by Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University, wishes to congratulate all finalists and honourees at the 2021 Edition, especially the Cocoa Personality of the Year, Mr. Edmund Agyapong Poku, Managing Director of Niche Cocoa Industry Limited, for personifying excellence.
Again, the Board and the organising team at Cocoa Post led by Mr. Kojo Hayford wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to the Hon. Akosua Frema Osei Opare, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana, and also to the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, for gracing the occasion as Special Guests of Honour.
We would also like to acknowledge our sponsors for their generous support. Thank you Agricultural Development Bank, Ghana Exim Bank, ECOM Ghana, Olam Cocoa Ghana, AMP Logistics Ltd, Niche Cocoa Industry Ltd, Calli Ghana Ltd, Eco Index Agro Solutions, Fairafric Ghana Ltd, Fairtrade Africa and Yayra Glover Ltd.
Below is the full list of honourees at the 2021 Ghana Cocoa Awards Dinner held on Friday 12 November 2021 at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra.
- ARTISANAL CHOCOLATIER OF THE YEAR
ADANSI SWEET COMPANY LIMITED
- BEVERAGE OF THE YEAR
GOLDEN POD CHOCOLATE DRINK
- CHANGE AGENT OF THE YEAR
CHILD RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL
- CONSUMPTION PROMOTION AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
DELA KUEKEY AUSTINE
(TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, DELFI VENTURES)
- CONSUMPTION PROMOTION CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
GOLDEN POD COCOA
- CHOCOLATE BRAND OF THE YEAR (ARTISANAL)
DECOKRAFT LIMITED
- CHOCOLATE BRAND OF THE YEAR (CONVENTIONAL)
NICHE CHOCOLATE
- EMERGING PROCESSING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
PLOT GHANA LTD
- FARMER COOPERATIVE OF THE YEAR
BIA WEST COOPERATIVE COCOA FARMERS
- EMERGING LBC OF THE YEAR
CJ COMMODITIES LTD
- ORGANIC COCOA MARKETER OF THE YEAR
YAYRA GLOVER LIMITED
- TECHNOLOGY FOR COCOA VALUE CHAIN
KOA IMPACT GHANA LIMITED
- BRAND OF THE YEAR
NICHE CHOCOLATE
- FINANCING INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
- COMPANY OF THE YEAR
CHOCOMAC GHANA LIMITED
- ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
OHENEBA OFORI BOATENG
(CEO, STRATSEC/ECO INDEX AGRO SOLUTIONS)
- HAULAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
KITEKO GHANA LTD
- INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
DELFI VENTURES CHOCOLATE FACTORY & MUSEUM
- JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
AKUA OFORIWA DARKO (GBC NEWS)
- LOGISTICS COMPANY OF THE YEAR
AMP LOGISTICS (GH) LTD
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR
FAIRAFRIC GHANA LIMITED
- PROCESSING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LIMITED
- 32. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
GLICO GENERAL
- SHIPPING LINE OF THE YEAR
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (MSC)
- VALUE ADDITION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
FAIRAFRIC GHANA LIMITED
- SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
COCOA LIFE GHANA
- LBC OF THE YEAR (INDIGENOUS)
FEDERATED COMMODITIES GHANA LTD (FEDCO)
- LBC OF THE YEAR (SUSTAINABLE COCOA)
ECOM GHANA
- SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
TOUTON GHANA
- OVERALL BEST LBC OF THE YEAR
OLAM COCOA GHANA
- MARKETING PERSON OF THE YEAR
VINCENT OKYERE AKOMEAH
(MD, COCOA MARKETING COMPANY)
- SUSTAINABILITY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
YAA PEPRAH AMEKUDZI
(COUNTRY HEAD, COCOA LIFE GHANA)
- BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
NICHOLAS KUMAH
(MD, ELIHO GHANA)
- COCOA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
EDMUND AGYAPONG POKU
(MD, NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LTD)
SPECIAL AWARDS
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HON. JOSEPH BOAHEN AIDOO
(CHIEF EXECUTIVE, GHANA COCOA BOARD)
- WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
CHARITY NAA ANIMA SACKITEY
(MD, SIC CACAO & BARRY CALLEBAUT CAMEROON)
- NATIONAL BEST COCOA FARMER 2020
NANA KWABENA PONKOH II
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