Renowned chef Michel Roux OBE is viewed as one of the godfathers of modern restaurant cuisine, making him no stranger to delivering excellence and creativity in equal measure. We spoke to our celebrated patron about his passion for fine chocolate and the impact of the Academy and its coveted awards on our flourishing sector. Since …
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PRESS RELEASE 25 November 2019 The Academy of Chocolate annual awards have now opened for entries, seeking to identify and showcase the world’s most talented chocolate producers and their products. Chocolatiers and chocolate makers are able to enter multiple products across five key categories – bars, filled chocolates, drinking chocolate, chocolate spreads and brand awareness, …
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Castronovo Chocolate has been named as winner of the coveted Golden Bean trophy for its Sierra Nevada Dark Milk 63% at the prestigious Academy of Chocolate awards – the first ever awarded to a dark milk chocolate bar.
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Filled chocolates from smaller producers and new territories were big winners at this year’s Academy of Chocolate awards – highlighting the major growth in fine chocolate production across the world.
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Can you imagine a World Without Chocolate? The Academy of Chocolate wants you to take action before it’s too late. Join us for a memorable and exciting day with a morning of chocolate apocalypse and an afternoon dedicated to the celebration of great chocolate. There will be an opportunity to meet global experts, cacao and chocolate producers; to watch master chocolatier demonstrations and to sample AoC Golden Bean Award winning chocolates.
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Chocolate is entering a new era of challenge, with fresh insight, innovation, smart sustainability and consumer education central to its survival. The AoC’s 2016 conference is focusing sharply on what is called for from farm to bar to ensure the future of sustainably produced fine chocolate. There will be an opportunity to meet global experts, cacao and chocolate producers; to watch master chocolatier demonstrations and to sample AoC 2016 Gold Award winning chocolates.
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