Chocolate Industry : Evolution and Future

Chocolate Industry : Evolution and Future

Shambhavi Agrawal

FPM 09/09/S

Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode

Author’s Note

Shambhavi Agrawal (FPM 09/09/S), Doctoral Student in Strategy, Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Shambhavi Agrawal, Room 11- Hostel G, Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode Campus , Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode, Kerala, Pin- 673570. Email: shambhavia09fpm@iimk.ac.in Phone: 09532658176

Contents

1.        ABSTRACT        

2.        INTRODUCTION        

3.        LITERATURE REVIEW        

4.        COCOA GROWTH AND PRODUCTION        

4.1        COCOA VARIETIES        

5.        PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES        

5.1        HARVESTING        

5.2        FERMENTATION        

5.3        DRYING        

5.4        PROCESSING        

5.5        CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURE        

6.        INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY        

6.1        UNITED SATES        

6.2        GERMANY        

6.3        SWITZERLAND        

6.4        BELGIUM        

6.5        CHOCOLATE PRICE DRIVERS