by opm-admin | Dec 19, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
n I wanna wake up in the city that never sleeps…New York! New York! n n Unlike my Atlanta and San Francisco chocolate escapades, where I had the pleasure of experiencing personalized tours, chocolate tasting, and most importantly a time to discuss chocolates with the...
by opm-admin | Dec 9, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
From Mid-West Michigan, to Southern State of Georgia, to West Coast Nevada and now to the Pacific Coast of California, home to one of the most famous bridges in the world – San Francisco. n n n I headed to the Bay Area and visited some of the greatest chocolatiers and...
by opm-admin | Dec 5, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
I’ve been asked, plenty of times, “Why go to the U.S. to study about chocolates, when Europe is THE place for THE best chocolates?” n n The reason is that the bean-to-bar chocolate movement in the U.S. and North America is growing stronger than ever, surpassing even...
by opm-admin | Oct 21, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
Our newsletters might have been quiet in September but the OPM wheels were certainly churning. Between Luchie and I, we travelled about 30,000 kilometers last month as part of OFW para sa Magsasaka operations, and very excitingly, to move us nearer to everyone’s...
by opm-admin | Aug 23, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
Cacao Doctor Luchie Suguitan held Chocolate 101: An Introduction to Chocolate Tasting, attended by the Farmers of OFW para sa Magsasaka and representatives of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade & Industries (DTI) of the CARAGA Regional,...
by opm-admin | Jul 5, 2016 | NEWSLETTERS
n Part of our pre-awarding process in OPM is to ensure our farmers are educated even financially. They must understand what partnership means and what their responsibilities are once they enroll their farm with OPM. We are happy to gain the support of the Agriculture...