2025 Bronze, Silver and Gold Best 50 producers - Asia and the Pacific
Asia & the Pacific Announced 20 February 2026 at the Chocoa Trade Fair, Amsterdam The 2025 Edition… [+ more]
Discover the 2025 Gold, Silver and Bronze winners at Chocoa 2026!
Celebrate and honour exceptional cacao producers at the Cacao of Excellence Awards celebration. Whe… [+ more]
Scaling Quality and Sustainability in Caquetá, Colombia - Update
Following the calibration of Caquetá’s first local sensory analysis panel in May 2025 by Cacao… [+ more]
Training opportunities at the Cacao of Excellence R&D Laboratory and Training Centre in Perugia
The Cacao of Excellence R&D Laboratory and Training Centre in Perugia is opening a training… [+ more]
Towards sustainable quality cacao in Côte d’Ivoire: Cacao of Excellence supports EU Project led by ENABEL
In a step forward for sustainability and quality, Cacao of Excellence is proud to partner with… [+ more]
Scaling quality and sustainability in Caquetá, Colombia
In Colombia’s Caquetá department — a region with exceptional potential for producing high-quality… [+ more]
CasaLuker Strengthens Sensory Expertise with Cacao of Excellence Training in Bogotá
From 12 to 16 May 2025, the Cacao of Excellence team delivered a specialised sensory analysis… [+ more]
The 10th Edition of the Cacao of Excellence Awards will take place during Amsterdam Cocoa Week February 2026
The Cacao of Excellence programme of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is pleased to… [+ more]
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First Cacao of Excellence Core Training in Sensory Evaluation to be Held at the CoEx R&D Lab
The first Cacao of Excellence (CoEx) Core Training in Sensory Evaluation will take place in October 2026 at… [+ more]
Indonesian Researchers Strengthen Capacity Around Cacao Flavour Evaluation and Quality Assessment
As cacao-producing countries increasingly seek to strengthen their own capacity around flavour evaluation, processing innovation and quality… [+ more]