children are on these cacao farms, working with their families predominantly. is this, however, not taking away income from countries that really need it? those countries do need that income and those hard working farmers need to be supported, but the state of the current cacao and chocolate industry is such that those people are working on $1 or less a day and it s not an equitable trade. i started thinking, why does chocolate taste like chocolate? and, you know, when you if you put your scientist hat on, it sjust a bunch of compounds and it s quite complex but, essentially, it s just a bunch of compounds. and then thinking, well, can you make that flavour profile, starting from something that is not cacao beans? could you start with potatoes or rice? and what is it made from? well, we can t tell you the secrets of exactly what we do but our hero ingredients are barley which has this, you know, rich tradition of being used to make whiskey and beer and also carob. and we fo
it s thought that 1.5 million children are on these cacao farms, working with their families, predominantly. is this, however, not taking away income from countries that really need it? those countries do need that income and those hardworking farmers need to be supported. but the state of the current cacao and chocolate industry is such that those people are working on a dollar or less a day, and it s not an equitable trade. so, this isjohnny s story. i grew up in birmingham near the cadbury s chocolate factory, so sometimes we could smell the roasting beans, and it was delicious. so i ve always eaten a lot of chocolate. and i started thinking, why does chocolate taste like chocolate ? and, you know, if you put your scientist hat on, it s just a bunch of compounds. and it s quite complex, but essentially it s just a bunch of compounds. and then thinking, well, can you make that flavour profile starting from something that s not cacao beans? could you start with potatoes or rice? an
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