24/05/2026
The story of chocolate is also the story of women.
Across generations, women have helped shape cacao through cultivation, preparation, ritual, culture, leadership, education, science, chocolate making, and community building. Yet many of these contributions have been overlooked or underrepresented in the wider history of cacao and chocolate.
Join ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป for ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ผ: ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ & ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, presented by cacao educators and Women of Cacao founders Ava J. Holmes and Fiorella Richter.
This ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ will explore womenโs roles in cacao history, Peruโs unique cultural connection between cacao and women, where women are leading today, and how Women of Cacao is building a global, bilingual network for collaboration, education, and leadership.
You will also learn how to participate in the Women of Cacao Summit 2026 as a speaker, local host, or attendee.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐
๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ: Women of Cacao: Cultural History, Leadership & the Future of Chocolate
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐: Ava J. Holmes & Fiorella Richter
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Saturday, May 30, 2026
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: 10 am โ 12 Noon Atlanta Time
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Virtual
This webinar is more than a history lesson. It is an invitation to see the cacao and chocolate industry through a wider lens and help shape what comes next.
Read more:https://cocoatown.com/blogs/blog/women-in-chocolate-past-present-future
Register now: https://form.jotform.com/260924250699162
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