Cocoatown Colombia

Cocoatown Colombia Since 2006 CocoaTown designs, develops, manufactures and markets specialty equipment for Bean to Bar.

CocoaTown is not in the business of just selling equipment but in empowering Chocopreneurs around the world with Education, Equipment & Evaluation tools.

06/01/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

A roast runs a little longer than planned.

A batch develops a flavor you did not expect.

A recipe adjustment changes the final result in a surprising way.

A snack on the worktable catches a little melted chocolate, and new combination is born.

At ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป, we believe every step in the bean-to-bar process is a chance to learn. From sorting and roasting to refining and tempering, each batch gives chocolate makers new information about the cocoa beans, the equipment, and the process.

Not every mistake is a failure. Sometimes it is the beginning of a better method, a new flavor profile, or a chocolate bar you never planned to create.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

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๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟThe cacao and chocolate industry has a deeper story to tell, and women have always been part of i...
05/29/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

The cacao and chocolate industry has a deeper story to tell, and women have always been part of it.

Join ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป for an ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ with cacao educators and Women of Cacao founders Ava J. Holmes and Fiorella Richter.

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ: Women of Cacao: Cultural History, Leadership & the Future of Chocolate
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: Ava J. Holmes & Fiorella Richter
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Saturday, May 30, 2026
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10 am โ€“ 12 Noon Atlanta Time
๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Virtual

Explore womenโ€™s historical and modern leadership across cacao farming, chocolate making, science, education, ceremony, and the global cacao value chain.

Register now: https://form.jotform.com/260924250699162

Read more: https://cocoatown.com/blogs/blog/women-in-chocolate-past-present-future

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๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.Every step matters. Progress may feel slow, but each effort brings you closer to your goal. Stay focused, sta...
05/27/2026

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

Every step matters. Progress may feel slow, but each effort brings you closer to your goal. Stay focused, stay patient, and trust the work you are doing today.

Tag someone who needs this reminder today.

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๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐—. ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€Join CocoaTown for an upcoming ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ f...
05/25/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐—. ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Join CocoaTown for an upcoming ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ featuring Fiorella Richter and Ava J. Holmes, co-founders of ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ.

๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ: Women of Cacao: Cultural History, Leadership & the Future of Chocolate
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Saturday, May 30, 2026
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10 AM โ€“ 12 Noon Atlanta Time
๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Virtual

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ is the founder of Women of Cacao and General Manager of ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ, a Peru-based company working with native cacao varieties and origin-centered cacao experiences. Her work connects ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, and regenerative cacao value chains.

๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐—. ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ is a serial entrepreneur whose work blends ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, and social ventureship. She co-founded Women of Cacao and ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, an educational center and research hub in the lower Amazon focused on wild cacao strains, medicinal plants, and regenerative agroforestry.

Together, Fiorella and Ava will lead a thoughtful conversation on ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป, and the future of Women of Cacao.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
https://form.jotform.com/260924250699162

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ:
https://cocoatown.com/blogs/blog/meet-the-presenters-women-of-cacao

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ:
https://cocoatown.com/blogs/blog/women-in-chocolate-past-present-future

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The story of chocolate is also the story of women.Across generations, women have helped shape cacao through cultivation,...
05/22/2026

The story of chocolate is also the story of women.

Across generations, women have helped shape cacao through cultivation, preparation, ritual, culture, leadership, education, science, chocolate making, and community building. Yet many of these contributions have been overlooked or underrepresented in the wider history of cacao and chocolate.

Join ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป for ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ผ: ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ & ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, presented by cacao educators and Women of Cacao founders Ava J. Holmes and Fiorella Richter.

This ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ will explore womenโ€™s roles in cacao history, Peruโ€™s unique cultural connection between cacao and women, where women are leading today, and how Women of Cacao is building a global, bilingual network for collaboration, education, and leadership.

You will also learn how to participate in the Women of Cacao Summit 2026 as a speaker, local host, or attendee.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€
๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ: Women of Cacao: Cultural History, Leadership & the Future of Chocolate
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: Ava J. Holmes & Fiorella Richter
๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Saturday, May 30, 2026
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10 am โ€“ 12 Noon Atlanta Time
๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Virtual

This webinar is more than a history lesson. It is an invitation to see the cacao and chocolate industry through a wider lens and help shape what comes next.

Read more:https://cocoatown.com/blogs/blog/women-in-chocolate-past-present-future

Register now: https://form.jotform.com/260924250699162

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Time for another wrapper role call! Show us what you got.Your wrapper tells a story, a unique tale of your creativity, i...
05/19/2026

Time for another wrapper role call! Show us what you got.

Your wrapper tells a story, a unique tale of your creativity, imagination, and personal style. It's more than just a cover; it's an art form that captures attention, sparks intrigue, and leaves a lasting impression.

What story does your wrapper tell? What inspired your design?

Share a picture and answer these questions in the comments.

Don't forget to add your @ so we can all stop by your page to give a like, share or follow. It's one way we can all support each other.

Pictured is a wrapper from , cacao et chocolat. Don't you just love the playful nature of the design.

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Thank you Bakers World Indonesia for this great video of the CocoaT Bean Cutter! CocoaTown
05/15/2026

Thank you Bakers World Indonesia for this great video of the CocoaT Bean Cutter!

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๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.For many of us, Motherโ€™s Day is one of the busies...
05/11/2026

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.

For many of us, Motherโ€™s Day is one of the busiest times of the year. After the rush, it is easy to move straight into the next holiday, the next batch, and the next order.

But this is also the right time to pause.

Check your machines. Clean, inspect, adjust, and complete the maintenance that keeps production running smoothly. A small repair now can help prevent a larger problem when demand picks up again.

Also remember to check on your team and yourself. Long hours, tight deadlines, and seasonal pressure can wear down people just like they wear down equipment.

What kind of maintenance do you need right now to keep going strong?

More rest? Better systems? Equipment support? Team recovery time? A fresh plan for the next chocolate holiday?

Taking care of your machines matters. Taking care of the people behind the chocolate matters too.

Share your answer in the comments. Your response may help someone else to keep going.

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๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†For cocoa farmers and makers a like, value-added production can create opportu...
05/08/2026

๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

For cocoa farmers and makers a like, value-added production can create opportunities beyond selling raw beans.

With the right tools and training, farmers, cooperatives, and small businesses can explore products such as:

Roasted cocoa nibs
Couverture
Nut butters
Seed butter
Tahini
Specialty spreads

Each product creates a new way to use ingredients, test markets, and better understand what customers want.

Value-added production is not only about making more products. It is about giving farmers and food entrepreneurs more options, more knowledge, and more control over their growth.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ-๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜?

Tell us in the comments or tag us in your post about value-added products you create. We would love to hear what farmers, makers, and food entrepreneurs are creating or planning to create.

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CocoaTown

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?Every craft chocolate, specialty food, or value-added product starts somewhere...
05/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?

Every craft chocolate, specialty food, or value-added product starts somewhere.

Sometimes it begins with a clear idea.

Sometimes it comes from experimenting with a new ingredient, testing a flavor combination, adjusting a process, or discovering something unexpected along the way.

And sometimes, the best ideas begin as happy accidents.

We would love to know:

Does your creative process start with a plan, an inspiration, or a surprise?

Join the conversation below and share what sparks your creativity.

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