Chocolate for Positive Social Change--Fundraiser
Our 2022 fundraiser was held at the Monday Club in San Luis Obispo, CA. It was a great success with 60 people came on a very stormy night to hear about the progress and programs for PH&F. There was village made chocolate, cocoa beans, cocoa powder and other chocolate product from the village. Refreshments of chocolate confections such as moles, brownies, and Brandy Alexander were served. We watched videos of the villages and discussed participants feedback and comments. It was a successful evening with donations totaling over $13,000.
There are Village made Chocolate bars, both dark and milk availible. 20 bars for $100 donatioon.
Tablettes Ready for Wrapping--Depa
David Logbo Zigro, president of the cooperative SOCOPLAN, makes these bars. His chocolate is smooth with a touch of roastiness and a strongly fruity finish.
David Logbo Zigro, président de la coopérative SOCOPLAN, fabrique ces bars. Son chocolat est onctueux avec un soupçon de torréfaction et une finale fortement fruitée.
Pezoan African Fudge Bars
Pezoan is now manufacturing African FudgeBars for sale in France and in the US. Adama Yamba is in charge of the project. The bars come in three flavors: vanilla, peanut, and candied orange.
Pezoan fabrique désormais des African FudgeBars destinés à la vente en France et aux Etats-Unis. Adama Yamba est en charge du projet. Les barres se déclinent en trois saveurs: vanille, cacahuète et orange confite.
Forastero Cocoa
Almost all of the cocoa grown in Côte d'Ivoire (which supplies more than 75% of the world's cocoa beans) comes from the Forastero variety, introduced. to Africa in the 15th century by the Portuguese..
La quasi-totalité du cacao cultivé en Côte d'Ivoire (qui fournit plus de 75% des fèves de cacao du monde) provient de la variété Forastero, introduite. en Afrique au XVe siècle par les Portugais.
Installing the Broyeuse
Founded in 2006, PH&F initially focused on distributing tools to cocoa farmers. In 2013, PH&F re-focused its efforts on building mini-chocolate factories. Here we see the cocoa liquor mill being installed at the Depa plant in 2017.
Fondée en 2006, PH&F s'est d'abord concentrée sur la distribution d'outils aux producteurs de cacao. En 2013, PH&F a recentré ses efforts sur la construction de mini-chocolateries. Ici, nous voyons le moulin à liqueur de cacao en cours d'installation à l'usine Depa en 2017.
