Congratulations to all the Cocoa of Excellence Gold, Silver and Bronze Award Winners 2021!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Cocoa of Excellence 2021 Awards Ceremony on 16 December…[+ more]
THE 2021 COCOA OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS to be celebrated on Thursday 16 December 2021
Cocoa of Excellence proudly announces the new Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards for its 2021 Edition,… [+ more]
BLIND EVALUATION OF THE 2021 BEST 50 COCOA SAMPLES - JURY
The 2021 best 50 cocoa bean samples were processed into a dark chocolate and evaluated blindly by… [+ more]
THE 2021 BEST 50 COCOA PRODUCERS ANNOUNCED
Cocoa of Excellence completed the blind evaluation of the 235 cocoa bean samples received from 53…[+ more]
THE 2021 COCOA OF EXCELLENCE LAUNCHED! DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES IS 31 JANUARY 2021
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and Salon du Chocolat announced the 2021 edition…[+ more]
The 2019 ICA ANNOUNCED AT THE SALON DU CHOCOLAT
The 2019 International Cocoa Awards were announced and the best 50 samples celebrated at the Salon… [+ more]
The BEST 50’S list is available!
We are pleased to announce that the selection of the best 50 cocoa bean samples for this 2019…[+ more]
SAVE THE DATE: ICA CEREMONY ON 30 OCTOBER 2019
The Cocoa of Excellence Programme (CoEx) and all their partners and sponsors are pleased to announce…[+ more]
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