INSTITUTE FOR CACAO AND CHOCOLATE RESEARCH INC
EIN 47-4926106 · Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (Q05)
What they do
FCCI PROVIDES RIGOROUS TRAINING IN CACAO SAMPLING and CALIBRATION for PROFESSIONALS WHO SEEK to CONSISTENTLY and ACCURATELY EVALUATE CACAO QUALITY WORLDWIDE. OUR GOAL IN THIS TRAINING is to CREATE A COMMON LANGUAGE and COMMUNICATION TOOL for CACAO QUALITY, GIVING ALL SUPPLY CHAIN STAKEHOLDERS A MORE ACCESSIBLE, OBJECTIVE WAY of PROVIDING FEEDBACK to ONE ANOTHER. OUR CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH WITH CACAO PRODUCERS, CHOCOLATE PROFESSIONALS and SCHOLARLY EXPERTS. THE COURSE is SUITABLE for CACAO PRODUCERS, QUALITY MANAGERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS, IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS, CHOCOLATE MAKERS, MANUFACTURERS, CHOCOLATIERS and RETAIL PROFESSIONALS. THE COURSE TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW to EVALUATE CACAO and CHOCOLATE USING A VARIETY of TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES, WHILE FOCUSING ON FCCIS INNOVATIVE CACAO SAMPLING PROTOCOL. THE FCCI PROTOCOL is UNIQUE DUE to ITS SIMPLICITY, REPEATABILITY and ACCESSIBILITY, OPENING PARTICIPATION IN QUALITY CONVERSATIONS to ALL SUPPLY CHAIN STAKEHOLD
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2017
- Location
- 3 JUDD LN, WILLIAMSBURG, MA 01096-9729
- County
- Hampshire
- In care of
- % CARLA MARTIN