Cocoa bean

world’s favorite treats. The cacao bean, from which chocolate comes, became one of the most valued goods to the Aztecs and Mesoamericans. It was used as medicine, a refreshing drink, currency, and even as part of a trade system. The Latin name for cacao is Theobroma, which means “food of the gods.” The cacao bean played a major role in ancient South American cultures. The Mayans used cacao as a ritual beverage during marriage ceremonies (Smithsonian). And for nearly one hundred years after Spaniards arrived in the Americas and were introduced…

Chocolate. It is one of the few foods that people feel so passionate about. For someone who is a chocoholic, just thinking of chocolates may evoke a pleasurable response. The history of modern chocolate dates back to the discovery of cocoa beans by Spanish conquistadors in the early 1500s.Today it has become one of the most popular food type and flavour. Scientists don’t seem to be able to make up their minds about chocolate. Going way back, chocolates were thought of as medicine. The Aztecs…

are comparative if an organization is to achieve competitive advantage over its rivals. In the light of this, the primary objective of the study is to findout how strategic and financial controls have contributed to the performance and growth of Licensed cocoa buying companies in Ghana. 1.4 Specific objectives The specific objectives of the study relate to the following: i. To find out if the company has organizational control policies specifically relating to strategic and financial controls.…

and inequality. Firstly, how is chocolate made? The production of cocoa dates back to 1100 BC, when the Aztecs cultivated cacao in Mexico, Central America and Northern South America. They crushed the cacao seeds and served it as a bitter, frothy liquid mixed with spices, wine, or corn puree, which they called Xocolatl.They believed it to increase strength and fertility. Nowadays, chocolate has changed from a bitter drink into a sweet substance, and the production of it has changed dramatically…

blasphemous statement; the raising of pitchforks and the gathering of mobs, awaiting to light the wood gathered around the stake. And I understand - who can resist the temptation of this addictive, bittersweet bar that brings one a sense of comfort and contentment? I love chocolate, but there is one disturbing fact about chocolate, and other products that urges me to place this beloved luxury into the category of ‘things I would remove from the 21st century’. This fact? The use of child labour…

these privileges at the life of another human being; a child. Children have to go through “narrow manmade tunnels risking permanent lung damage…” (AIC) to retrieve cobalt for technological devices. On another note, chocolate may often remind many Americans of sweet memories and fun times, but the manufacturing of chocolate is not sweet and evokes sadness for the children who work in the cocoa fields. Western African countries such as, Ghana and the Ivory Coast supply more than 70% of the world’s…

Did you know that hot chocolate was considered holy by the Aztecs? It was believed to make people stronger. Cacao seeds were so valuable to Aztecs that they used them as currency. Mexican Culture is very complex. Like any other country, Mexico has holidays, a flag and history but what makes Mexico special is that Mexicans feel very passionate about their roots. We may even come off as cocky sometimes but it is only because we love our country and we want the whole world to know how proud we are…

A trip the candy shop is a sure way to brighten a child’s day. The bright taffy, joyous jellybeans, and delightful licorice are enough to send the kid into a fit of glee. Chocolate however, is the real prize in the store. A bar of chocolate is the ticket to a happy afternoon. Chile chocolate is a concrete treat, happiness, the state of contentment and well-being, is an abstract feeling; it is more difficult to describe than a bar of brown. This is not to say that happiness and chocolate do not…

A local Blanchard family took the song lyrics “anything you can do I can do better” to heart and created their own business. After tasting a homemade salsa, a natural competitiveness caused Lori Redmon, her husband Bill Redmon and her mother Diane Cooper to create Killin Time Canning. “My mother works at a nursing home and she brought some salsa home that a resident’s family member had made. Just out of the competitiveness of our family, we said we could do better and that’s where it started…

Creating Fairtrade in the Cocoa Industry The demand for cocoa has increased by at least 5 percent each year since it has developed into an industry. While that demand has been steadily increasing, so has the production of how much cocoa is being produced. While the rapid and steady increase in the need for cocoa, nations who are main producers do not have the adequate agricultural practices to supply nations with enough cocoa around the world. In the long history of the cocoa industry,…