Chocolate Festival Highlights Emerging Trends

The recent chocolate festival in Tübingen showcased an array of innovative chocolate trends, including unique offerings like Dubai chocolate, dark varieties, and vegan options. Raquel Cayapa highlighted the Kallari cooperative, emphasizing sustainable cocoa production and fair trade practices.

A significant exhibition shed light on the pressing issue of child labor in cocoa supply chains, a consequence of farmers' poverty. The festival also addressed the alarming rise in cocoa prices, driven largely by climate change.

Interestingly, statistics reveal that the average German consumes nearly 10 kg of chocolate annually, underscoring the product's popularity. Additionally, Delitzsch's Christmas market vendors responded to the Dubai chocolate trend with successful offerings of camel milk chocolate and pralines, further diversifying consumer choices.