The Economics Of Chocolate

Author : Mara P. Squicciarini,Johan F. M. Swinnen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198726449

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The Economics of Chocolate by Mara P. Squicciarini,Johan F. M. Swinnen Pdf

This book, written by global experts, provides a comprehensive and topical analysis on the economics of chocolate. While the main approach is economic analysis, there are important contributions from other disciplines, including psychology, history, government, nutrition, and geography. The chapters are organized around several themes, including the history of cocoa and chocolate -- from cocoa drinks in the Maya empire to the growing sales of Belgian chocolates in China; how governments have used cocoa and chocolate as a source of tax revenue and have regulated chocolate (and defined it by law) to protect consumers' health from fraud and industries from competition; how the poor cocoa producers in developing countries are linked through trade and multinational companies with rich consumers in industrialized countries; and how the rise of consumption in emerging markets (China, India, and Africa) is causing a major boom in global demand and prices, and a potential shortage of the world's chocolate.

Author : François Ruf,P S Siswoputranto
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1855732157

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Cocoa Cycles by François Ruf,P S Siswoputranto Pdf

The cyclical boom-to-recession nature of the economics of cocoa supply is a major problem for the international cocoa industry - and especially for countries whose economies depend on cocoa exports. Only through an understanding of the dynamics of cocoa cycles can policy decisions be made through the various phases of supply cycles. Based on a major international cocoa conference, this book presents seventeen edited papers from leading experts, making a major contribution to that understanding. It explains the powerful economic, social and political factors which impact on the cocoa economy. It shows the laws of cocoa supply are closely linked to environmental, ecological and institutional factors.

Author : Kristy Leissle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509513208

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Cocoa by Kristy Leissle Pdf

Chocolate has long been a favorite indulgence. But behind every chocolate bar we unwrap, there is a world of power struggles and political maneuvering over its most important ingredient: cocoa. In this incisive book, Kristy Leissle reveals how cocoa, which brings pleasure and wealth to relatively few, depends upon an extensive global trade system that exploits the labor of five million growers, as well as countless other workers and vulnerable groups. The reality of this dramatic inequity, she explains, is often masked by the social, cultural, emotional, and economic values humans have placed upon cocoa from its earliest cultivation in Mesoamerica to the present day. Tracing the cocoa value chain from farms in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, through to chocolate factories in Europe and North America, Leissle shows how cocoa has been used as a political tool to wield power over others. Cocoa's politicization is not, however, limitless: it happens within botanical parameters set by the crop itself, and the material reality of its transport, storage, and manufacture into chocolate. As calls for justice in the industry have grown louder, Leissle reveals the possibilities for and constraints upon realizing a truly sustainable and fulfilling livelihood for cocoa growers, and for keeping the world full of chocolate.

Author : Louis E. Grivetti,Howard-Yana Shapiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1556 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118210222

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Chocolate by Louis E. Grivetti,Howard-Yana Shapiro Pdf

International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book: Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764 Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.

Author : Eline Poelmans,Johan F. M. Swinnen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1158298660

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A Brief Economic History of Chocolate by Eline Poelmans,Johan F. M. Swinnen Pdf

Author : Lowell Joseph Satre
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Antislavery movements
ISBN : 9780821416259

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Chocolate on Trial by Lowell Joseph Satre Pdf

In 1901, Cadbury learned that its cocoa beans purchased from Portuguese-owned plantations on the island of Sao Tome off West Africa were produced by slave labor.

Author : Ted Weihe
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329373945

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Saving Fine Chocolate: Equity, Productivity and Quality in Cocoa Co-ops by Ted Weihe Pdf

Author : Deborah Cadbury
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1553656512

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Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury Pdf

The extraordinary and dramatic story of the chocolate pioneers—as told by one of the descendants of the Cadbury dynasty—ending with Kraft’s recent takeover of the empire. With a cast of characters straight from a Victorian novel, Chocolate Wars tells the story of the great chocolatier dynasties—the Lindts, Frys, Hersheys, Marses and Nestlés—through the prism of the Cadburys. Chocolate was consumed unrefined and unprocessed as a rather bitter, fatty drink for the wealthy elite until the late 19th century, when the Swiss discovered a way to blend it with milk and unleashed a product that would storm every market in the world. Thereafter, one of the great global business rivalries unfolded as each chocolate maker attempted to dominate its domestic market and innovate recipes for chocolate that would set it apart from its rivals. The contest was full of dramatic contradictions: the Cadburys were austere Quakers who found themselves making millions from an indulgent product; Kitty Hershey could hardly have been more flamboyant, yet her husband was moved by the Cadburys’ tradition of philanthropy. Each company was a product of its unique time and place, yet all of them shared one thing: they want to make the best chocolate in the world. Chocolate Wars divulges the visions and ideals that inspired these royal chocolate families and, above all, the mouth-watering chocolate concoctions they created that have driven a global transformation of one of our favourite treats. And with the recent purchase of Cadbury’s by mega–food manufacturer Kraft, the story is brought rapidly into the present.

Author : Robin Dand
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780857091260

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The International Cocoa Trade by Robin Dand Pdf

‘An overview of the history of cocoa, the factors affecting its production and consumption as well as how the trade is conducted, various risks mitigated, and by whom. ...The International Cocoa Trade is a work designed to inform all on the subject of cocoa and an essential guide for those involved in its trade.’ Dr J. Vingerhoets, Executive Director, ICCO Cocoa is a valuable commodity, and the cocoa trade involves many different parties from growers and exporters through dealers and factories to those trading futures and options and the banks they deal with. The International Cocoa Trade provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the cocoa trade at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and the main factors that drive and affect that business. The opening chapter of the third edition examines the history and origins of the international cocoa trade, and its recent developments. The agronomics of cocoa production are discussed in chapter two whilst chapter three deals with the environmental and practical factors affecting cocoa production. Chapters four, five and six cover issues around the export and trading of physical cocoa, including the actuals market, the physical contracts used and the futures and options markets. In chapter seven, the international consumption and stocks of cocoa are reviewed with chapter eight discussing the issue of quality assessment of cocoa beans for international trade. Finally, chapter nine focuses on the end product, examining the processing of cocoa beans and the manufacture of chocolate. Updated appendices provide copies of some of the most important documents used in the cocoa trade, including contracts, sale rules and world production statistics. This comprehensively updated third edition of The International Cocoa Trade ensures its continued status as the standard reference for all those involved in the production consumption and international trading of cocoa. Provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the cocoa trade at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and the main factors that drive and affect that business Examines the history and origins of the international cocoa trade, and its recent developments featuring a discussion of environmental and practical factors affecting cocoa production Explores issues concerning the export and trading of physical cocoa, including the actuals market, the physical contracts used and the futures and options markets

Author : Ruth Lopez
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0810904039

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Chocolate by Ruth Lopez Pdf

This is a history of chocolate, exploring the relationship between this rainforest treasure and human civilization. As well as a full, illustrated description of how chocolate is grown, processed and manufactured, this book shows chocolate's roles in the history of slavery, war and medicine.

Author : Irene Fattacciu,Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032174730

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Empire, Political Economy, and the Diffusion of Chocolate in the Atlantic World by Irene Fattacciu,Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

This book follows the red thread of cocoa / chocolate through geographically dispersed social and economic networks within the Spanish empire to investigate the mechanisms of its diffusion, as well as its role in promoting both democratization of consumption and economic growth in the 18th century.

Author : Sophie D. Coe,Michael D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780500770931

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True History of Chocolate 3e by Sophie D. Coe,Michael D. Coe Pdf

“A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into what is now known as chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the Maya and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe, where it first became the drink of kings and aristocrats and then was popularized in coffeehouses. Industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made chocolate available to all, and now, in our own time, it has become once again a luxury item. The third edition includes new photographs and revisions throughout that reflect the latest scholarship. A new final chapter on a Guatemalan chocolate producer, located within the Pacific coastal area where chocolate was first invented, brings the volume up-to-date.

Author : C. Okali,P. L. N. A. Addy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Cacao
ISBN : UOM:39015013505972

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Economics of Cocoa Production and Marketing with Special Reference to Ghana by C. Okali,P. L. N. A. Addy Pdf

Author : Shawn Ritenour
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788117791

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The Economics of Prosperity by Shawn Ritenour Pdf

This book presents a general theory of the economics of prosperity. Drawing upon both historic and contemporary Austrian economic thinking, it looks beyond merely identifying various isolated causes of economic growth and development to describe and explain the process of economic progress. It brings together various economic principles related to production, exchange, the market division of labor, capital, technology, entrepreneurship, and economic calculation, and a further understanding of how different institutional settings and specific policies all affect the process of economic progress. It also provides a helpful critique of modern growth theory.

Author : Emily Baker
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Chocolate
ISBN : 1536104337

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Chocolate by Emily Baker Pdf

This book provides new research on the production, consumption and health benefits of chocolate. Chapter One discusses chocolate as an important carrier of trace elements, and helps to overcome trace element deficiencies, particularly, if ingestion of vegetables, dairy products and wholemeal bread is too low. Chapter Two shows the crystallisation characteristics of cocoa butter by presenting its thermal and polymorphic behaviors, as well as discusses the improvement on the physical properties of chocolate formulated with cocoa butter alternatives (CBAs) addition, and their compatibility attributes in the lipid network. Chapter Three discusses production of chocolate with soy milk in a ball mill. Chapter Four examines the sustainability of three strains of probiotics in milk chocolate. Chapter Five identifies the sensory profile consumers preference of a typical Sicilian chocolate. Chapter Six provides a short overview of commonly used sweeteners and fat replacements, along with their impact on physico-chemical and nutritional properties of chocolate. Chapter Seven focuses on a descriptive and hedonistic approach to chocolate cream spread. Chapter Eight provides an overview on the anti-inflammatory effects of cocoa flavanols observed in vitro and to judge the evidence for such effects from randomised controlled trials (RCT).