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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

$4M Invested in California Cultured’s Cell-Cultured Chocolate to Solve Deforestation and Child Labor in Cocoa

Agronomics has led a Seed Funding Round for California Cultured, a food-tech company based in Davis, California, which utilises cell culture technology to produce cocoa products like cocoa powder, chocolate, cocoa butter and flavanols in order to circumvent the serious issues arising from cocoa production such as deforestation and child slave labor. California Cultured was founded by cell-culture technology veterans Alan Perlstein and Harrison Yoon, as a way to address the need for more ethical and environmentally friendly methods of chocolate production. The company says, “We select cacao varieties with the best organoleptic properties, take a handful of cells and keep them growing infinitely. We do this by equipping the cells with a proper set of plant nutrients which allows for rapid growth. We harvest …

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Fashion, Design & Beauty

Beyond Good Celebrates Production of a Million Chocolate Bars in Africa

Beyond Good celebrates its first anniversary of operating what it refers to as the newest, most modern chocolate factory in Africa. The company sourced heirloom cocoa from 100 farmers, produced a million chocolate bars, and employed 42 FTEs in its first year of operation at their chocolate factory in Madagascar.

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Products & Launches

New York Brand Madécasse Rebrands to Beyond Good, Launches Three New Fair Trade Chocolates

Brooklyn’s Beyond Good, previously known as Madécasse, produces single origin dark chocolate bars sourced from Madagascar. The brand announces the launch of three new vegan chocolate bars: Crispy Rice, Orange Zest and Salted Caramel.

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Interviews

Goodio: “Cocoa Will Have the Love and Respect it Deserves.”

Many people can no longer imagine their daily lives without chocolate. But most consumers don’t realise that their low-priced sweet treats often have a bitter aftertaste for cocoa farmers. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. The Scandinavian company Goodio aims not just to increase appreciation of chocolate, but also to create a better (entrepreneurial) world with radical transparency. We interviewed Goodio about this mission and their new ChocOats.

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