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Cocoa processing · Côte d’Ivoire

Volume with differentiation.

As the world’s largest producer, the Ivorian challenge is volume with differentiation — and traditional wood-fired drying introduces smoke taint.

Processing challenges

  • Weather disrupts the critical fermentation-completion phase.
  • Drying consistency varies across an enormous producer base.
  • Wood-fired drying introduces smoke taint.
  • A bulk-commodity reputation caps pricing regardless of lot quality.

System configuration

  • Controlled environment completing fermentation reliably.
  • Temperature profiling for flavour-precursor development.
  • Smoke-free indirect firing eliminating taint at source.
  • High-volume throughput capability for commercial quantities.
  • Batch-level monitoring and traceability.
Cocoa processing flow — intake to market🌾Cocoa intakefresh · graded🧺Prep & sortwash · cut♨️Biomass hot-airdryPLC 50–75 °C🔬Quality checkmoisture · colour📦Pack & storesealed lots🚚Reach marketsregional · export
Cocoa processing flow — intake to market

Product applications

  • Bulk production — consistent baseline quality with energy efficiency prioritised.
  • Premium segment — extended flavour development and origin-character enhancement, creating differentiation within a commodity market.
  • Certified production streams — segregated processing with documentation supporting client certification.

Outcomes

  • Enhanced flavour-precursor development.
  • Reduced variation between fermentation batches.
  • Consistent results independent of weather.
  • Lower mould/smoke/slaty defects; quality differentiation supporting premiums.

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Processing cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire?

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