Peru hosts first intl. cacao and chocolate fair in Latin America
Posted - June 28, 2010
Peru hosts first intl. cacao and chocolate fair in Latin America
By O.W.N. News Network
The chocolate industry will unite July 8-10 at The Sheraton Hotel in Lima, where some of the best known European fine chocolate companies will meet the top Peruvian cacao processors and other international cacao actors to celebrate the first Salon del Cacao y Chocolate Peru 2010.
The event is organized by the Association of Peruvian Cacao Producers (APPCACAO), the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture, the National Commission for the Development of Life without Drugs (DEVIDA), the USAID Alternative Development Program (ADP), Veterinarians without Borders - International centre of cooperation for agricultural development with the patronage of the founders of the international Salon du Chocolat.
The initiative is a result of the high recognition of Peruvian cacao producers as suppliers of specialty cocoa beans and chocolate during Salon du Chocolat, Paris 2009. Per
