A Higher Bar for Artisan Chocolate
Single-origin cacao beans, innovative inclusions, and more sophisticated connoisseurship characterize today’s craft chocolate market.
Gratifying nuanced flavors. Opportunities for global adventure. Support for humane, fairly compensated farming practices. Addressing many prevailing priorities, artisan chocolate has been gaining ground among discerning consumers.
Globally, artisan and premium chocolate launches have been growing in number for the past five years, with an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4%, points out Innova Market Insights in a special report for Food Technology. The United States accounts for 16…
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