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About Chocolokal
Chocolokal is a dream to make the Philippine Cacao Stakeholders make the most delicious and sought after chocolate in the world by connecting easily Cacao Farmers to Chocolate Makers and Chocolate Makers to Market and vice versa.
Innovation can only come if we ease the daily complications of business through collaboration. A platform that will easily connect like-minded individuals can reduce the time to develop products that can move the industry forward.
This is not a platform for people who think that everything is a secret. There should be no secret to making chocolate the heart of everyone’s livelihood. If we can move the industry and let our local consumers appreciate what our local farmers produce by making the best chocolate for different end market manufacturers then we have created a self-sustaining future for the Philippines.
This community will be our contribution to our local economy. Finally, we can also be recognized as a global supplier of great cacao products to the world adding value to our products.
Chocolokal will not end with the Philippine market. We intend to bring this platform to various countries as well to connect us to them and make chocolate making better.
The Stakeholders of the Cacao Industry
CACAO FARMER
cacao estate or small to medium cacao farm owners
CHOCOLATE MAKER
manufacturers of products made from cacao beans such as craft chocolate, tablea, cacao tea and cacao nibs
COMPOUND | INDUSTRIAL
manufacturers of compound chocolate ingredients, bars, spreads or other confectionery products
MARKET
buyers of real or compound chocolate ingredients for their product/s
CHOCOLATIER | BAKERY | ICE CREAM | GASTRONOMY | BEVERAGE
ALLIED
organizations or individuals that trade or facilitate, not manufacture
• Government Agencies
• Organizations or Associations
• Importers or resellers of cacao/chocolate products and related ingredients such as sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, emulsifiers, vegetable fat, etc.
• Suppliers of machines and equipment related to the cacao industry
• Individuals such as consultants or mentors
Main Concerns of each sector
CACAO FARMER
a. How do I plant and get the best yield? Which variety should I plant?
b. How do I process pods to wet beans to dry beans?
c. How do I package and handle properly?
d. How do I check the quality of the dried beans?
e. How do I market my dried beans?
CHOCOLATE MAKER
a. Where do I source my beans?
b. How do I check the quality of my beans?
c. How do I process from bean to bar? How do I make tablea?
d. How do I package and handle products properly?
e. How do I check the quality of my products?
f. How do I market my chocolates?
MARKET
a. Where do I source my chocolates?
b. How do I check the quality of my chocolates?
c. How do I package and handle properly?
d. How do I check the quality of my products?
e. How do I produce end products for the consumers?
Chocolokal Will Create
– Searchable Directory of stakeholders
– Setting up forums targeted at certain topics and easily searched