TIMELINE FOR HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE In 1500BC – 400 BC‚ the Olmec Indians are believed to be the first to grow cocoa beans as a domestic crop. Cacao trees have grown wild for possibly 10‚000 years. The Olmec civilization only lasted until about 300 B.C. In the 14th Century‚ cocoa became a drink that was popular for the upper class of the Aztecs; they called it “xocalati” meaning warm or bitter liquid. They were the first to tax the beans. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus was said to have brought back
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The Chocolate Industry (GLOBAL OVERVIEW) Who are the main manufacturers of chocolate in the world? Company | Net Sales 2011 (US$ millions) | Kraft Foods Inc (USA) | 19‚965 | Mars Inc (USA) | 16‚200 | Nestlé SA (Switzerland) | 12‚808 | Ferrero Group (Italy) | 9‚612 | Hershey Foods Corp (USA) | 6‚112 | Chocolade fabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (Switzerland) | 2‚796 | August Storck KG (Germany) | 2‚205 | Yildiz Holding (Turkey) | 2‚095 | Meiji Co (Japan) | 1‚791 | Arcor Group (Argentina)
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co-operative called Kuapa Kokoo was set up by a group of cocoa farmers in Ghana. To gain significant knowledge of the Western chocolate market and to expand their business‚ Kuapa Kokoo farmers voted in 1998‚ which lead to the forming of The Day Chocolate Company. [1] The Day Chocolate Company is a unique North-South partnership which brings premium quality fairly-traded chocolate to the mainstream British market. It works with organisations and individuals in the private‚ public and voluntary sector
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While you read the case this week‚ also brainstorm about our alternatives even if it isn’t your part. Write your notes in that teammate’s section so we can discuss it next Monday. Deadline: Individual parts (edited and handin ready) due in googledocs on Sunday‚ October 13 at 12am. Thank you! Editing‚ formatting‚ putting together and handing in: Jo TEAM this is from the course outline: **** The cases should run about 8 typed‚ double spaced pages (plus exhibits). In NO cases shall it exceed 10 pages
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BA462-Strategic Manament – Case 1 September 19‚ 2013 After taking in depth tour of Rogers’ Chocolate‚ one may find many strengths and weaknesses in terms of the company’s strategic managements. This case analysis is written to figure out the company’s weaknesses by decomposing company’s current circumstances and strengths by integrating components of strategic management. Good strategic plan is derived from using an
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Roger’s Chocolates | | | Case Analysis | | | | Table of Contents External Analysis A. Chief Economic Characteristics 3 B. Five Force Analysis 8 C. Driving Forces 10 D. Overall Attractiveness of Industry 13 E. Group Map 15 Internal Analysis A. Identification of Business Strategy 15 B. Financial Analysis 17 C. SWOT Analysis 19 Test of Winning Strategy A
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Chocology(Chocolate+Tecnology) By Maurice O Simmons Preface As I sat down to think about this research paper I thought about chocolate and all the things I could write about and they all seem to be the same thing. Where chocolate came from‚ and how it was made as well as how do you cook with it and even some chocolate recipes. I wanted to do something that I thought had never been done before‚ be original I hope that this is something that you haven’t seen before in a research paper.
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Chocolate Table of Contents Introductions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 1 Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 2 Why is chocolate the most popular sweet? …………………………………………………………………….page 3 How is dark chocolate different from milk chocolate? …………………………………………………….page 3 How are cocoa beans grown? ………………………………………………………………………………………….page 4 How was discovered? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 4 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Chocolate is a confection made from cacao beans‚ the seeds of the cacao plant. There are a large number of products made from it on the market‚ from powdered cocoa for making drinks to white chocolate‚ and most markets carry a cross-section of confections for their customers. In addition to being available at general markets and grocery stores‚ chocolate can also be purchased from specialty companies which make luxury and distinctive confections. Making chocolate is a time consuming process. Cacao
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A Little of History Chocolate is typically sweetened food produced from the seed of tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Although cacao has been cultivated by many cultures for at least three millennia in Maxico and Central America‚ its earliest documented use is by the Olmecs of south central Mexico around 1100 BC. In fact‚ the majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages‚ including the Mayans and Aztecs. The seed of cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop
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