Cacao of Excellence is the premier superior quality cacao competition that discovers the world's best cacao and the exceptional producers who cultivate it. Held biennially, the Cacao of Excellence Awards bring together leading sensory evaluation experts and the chocolate industry to recognise and reward cacao producers who cultivate cacao that is complex in flavour and of the highest quality.
Cacao de Excelencia es el principal concurso de cacao de calidad superior que descubre el mejor cacao del mundo y a los excepcionales productores que lo cultivan. Los premios Cacao of Excellence, que se celebran cada dos años, reúnen a los principales expertos en evaluación sensorial y a la industria chocolatera para reconocer y recompensar a los productores de cacao que cultivan un cacao complejo en sabor y de la máxima calidad.
Cacao d'Excellence est le premier concours de cacao de qualité supérieure qui permet de découvrir les meilleurs cacaos du monde et les producteurs exceptionnels qui les cultivent. Organisés tous les deux ans, les prix Cacao d'Excellence réunissent des experts en évaluation sensorielle et l'industrie du chocolat pour reconnaître et récompenser les producteurs de cacao qui cultivent des cacaos complexes et de la plus haute qualité.
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