At the Puerta de Versalles exhibition center, Prensa Latina saw stands with representatives and proposals from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
Various regional offerings, from cocoa to high-quality finished products such as bars and pralines, are designed to delight the palates of the French and attract partners to an event considered one of the most important showcases of chocolate and its surroundings in the world.
For the owner of the Ecuadorian company Leyenda, Mauro Quishpe, the Paris fair offers the opportunity to expand into the European market.
“We are already in Malaga, Spain, selling cocoa, pasta and products with a total range of 52 pieces. “That’s why we’re looking for new partners and businesses here that are interested in our chocolate,” he explained.
According to Quishpe, this is the second participation in the event, which culminates on Wednesday and will see the participation of nearly 40 countries from five continents. Days include tastings, competitions, conferences and business meetings.
The Venezuelan company Cakawa Chocolates also wants to convince the French market, which one of the founders and main shareholders, Soraya Achkar, described as very demanding.
“We hope you like our proposal from the Bean to Bar line, because we offer “real chocolate”, made only from cocoa, cocoa butter and sugar, without sweeteners, milk and flavors, very healthy and a real superfood, he told Prensa Latina.
From Costa Rica, the Dos Lagunas agroforestry farm, led by Adrián Rossi, came to the Paris Chocolate Fair with a cocoa that they say they fall in love with, the result of the natural contribution of the volcanoes and the magic of the native Cabécar people.
The family tradition is now in its third generation, is very proud of its social and ecological commitment and is ready to conquer new markets.
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