Obroni and the Chocolate Factory - An Unlikely Story of Globalization and Ghana's First Gourmet Chocolate Bar

Steven Wallace

Summary

A quixotic adventure narrative of an American businessman setting out, with little know-how and only a basic understanding of the country, to create Ghana's first-ever single-source chocolate bar and build the Omanhene Cocoa Company.
A fascinating and often bemusing David and Goliath story as Steven Wallace takes on the cocoa industry giants, politics and global trade bureaucracy, and the paradoxical and often frustrating daily experience of the Ghanaian government and manages to succeed by the skin of his teeth.
Taps into timely and major topics like globalism, development and philanthropy in Africa, the secretive worlds of big cocoa and chocolate, as well as fair trade and how companies like Amazon and Whole Foods have changed how businesses have to work to get a piece of the market.
Steven and Omanhene have appeared in several books as well as newspaper and magazine articles. Omanhene held popup kitchen featuring its chocolate during New York's Fashion Week, and Steven conceived signature desserts for a UN gala held in honor of Sharon Patrick, CEO of Martha Steward Living. He has given a TED talk on his experiences.
Cowritten by William Madison, who is a former producer at CBS News and who collaborated with Dan Rather on four books.

Available since: 11/21/2017.

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