Equal Exchange Blog ... "Creating Space for Farmers in the Craft Chocolate Movement"

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Creating Space for Farmers in the Craft Chocolate Movement

As rain drizzled down from slate grey skies, thousands of visitors took refuge inside Smith Cove at Pier 91 to attend the Northwest Chocolate Festival in Seattle. The festival has been a staple of the city’s events scene since 2008. This year, the chocolate team at Equal Exchange participated in the festival workshops and unconference from Nov. 9-12.

Similar to craft beer or specialty coffee, craft chocolates are growing in popularity across the United States. The momentum of these small-scale, quirky, bean-to-bar makers, as well as the larger specialty and premium part of the market, is gradually changing the traditional chocolate industry ...

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