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Summer 2025 Fancy food reflections

I just got back from an incredible Fancy Food show supporting the two amazing brands I am so lucky to work with - Cacao Hunters and Burlap & Barrel Spices. While we were busy all show at the Cacao Hunters booth, I was also able to float around and meet with familiar faces in the spice world. I love getting to straddle and work in both markets, because there is so much alignment in what we are doing and at the core it comes down to traceability, quality, flavor, and impact.

Anjuli DharnaJuly 10, 2025single origin, spices, chocolate, direct trade, colombia, burlap & barrel, quality, transparency, sourcing, agriculture

Defining Direct Trade, Thesis Ch. 4

Direct Trade is a highly variable system devised by each company to focus on their particular concerns, but almost always these programs include long-term partnerships with their farms, quality control and paying well over the Fair Trade minimum price ($500 + PNYSE).

specialty markets, food supply chain, chocolate, coffee, political consumerismAnjuli DharnaNovember 29, 2015chocolate, thesis, craft chocolate, direct trade, third wave coffee

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