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Dairy industry article on cocoa powder
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HOW SWEET IT IS
by Kathie Canning

Chocolate facts and figures
Courtesy of Peter's Chocolate
Ecole Chocolat Note: This is a good introduction to chocolate facts and specifications from a commercial perspective – it disappeared from the Peter's site so I've included a copy here.

Learning Objective: Decide on the type of packaging you will use to protect your chocolate products

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Lecture: Sourcing your packaging
The first "chocolate box" was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868, when he decorated a candy box with a painting of his young daughter holding a kitten in her arms. Cadbury also invented the first Valentine's Day candy box.

Learning Objective: Research and source chocolate equipment manufacturers

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Chocolate equipment manufacturers
Depending on the size of your operation, you'll need specific equipment for chocolate making. This might include molds (or moulds – both are correct spelling and can be used interchangeably), tempering machines, oscillating (vibrating) tables, racks for stacking trays, cold tables, cooling tunnels, refrigeration units, etc. 

Chocolatier preferences
In Chantal Coady's book The Chocolate Companion, she not only talks about each of the featured chocolate companies, but lists the kind of chocolate they use.
Chantal Coady is a force for chocolate in the UK. She founded Rococo Chocolates.

Learning Objective: Familiarize yourself with the large chocolate manufacturers and what type of products they offer

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A picture of the chocolate product manufacturing industry
Whether you refer to the product as cioccolato, chocolate, chocolat, schokolade, chocolates, chokolade, choklade, coklat, schokoladen, chocolade, sjokolade or cokolade – there is a world of chocolate out there.

Learning Objective: Research and source the different chocolate and cocoa products

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Bulk chocolate and cocoa producers
Major international companies