The world of craft chocolate is an artisan movement centralized on a back-to-the-basics approach to chocolate making. Chocolate made by craft chocolatiers is simple, usually including just cocoa liquor and sugar. Coffee went through a similar renaissance starting in the late 1980s and 90s focused on ethical and quality concerns.
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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).
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