Abstract
First paragraph: Craft chocolate is a model within the global chocolate industry, promoting accountability, transparency, and ethical practices, while often citing unfair labor or poor agricultural practices recognized in conventional chocolate. However, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the craft chocolate industry is particularly vulnerable, and specialty cacao farmers may be asked to pay the price. . . .
Highlights
Craft chocolate is a model within the global chocolate industry, promoting accountability, transparency, and ethical practices, while often citing unfair labor or poor agricultural practices recognized in conventional chocolate
Specialty cacao beans are generally destined for use in craft chocolate production and traded directly, commanding a significantly higher price per ton compared to commodity cacao (Daniels, Läderach, & Paschall, 2012)
The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are exposing the unique vulnerabilities of craft chocolate, and specialty cacao and industry members may face inequalities exacerbated by the global crisis
Summary
Craft chocolate is a model within the global chocolate industry, promoting accountability, transparency, and ethical practices, while often citing unfair labor or poor agricultural practices recognized in conventional chocolate. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the craft chocolate industry is vulnerable, and specialty cacao farmers may be asked to pay the price. Known as fine, flavor, specialty, artisan, or premium chocolate, is recognizable by high flavor attributes, quality, and origin specificity of the cacao utilized. Those in the craft chocolate industry often practice direct trade to source high-quality specialty cacao beans (Gallo, Antolin-Lopez, & Montiel, 2018). The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are exposing the unique vulnerabilities of craft chocolate, and specialty cacao and industry members may face inequalities exacerbated by the global crisis. Direct-trade strategies and small-business practices are consequential to the viability of the craft chocolate industry
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