Episode 117- Hawaii Cocoa   addthis
Cocoa is one of several Hawaiian products grown nowhere else in the U-S. It’s also the main ingredient in almost everyone’s favorite addiction: chocolate. Pat McConahay visited a place known as Hawaii’s "Original Chocolate Factory" it’s a farm business where visitors can see the entire process — from planting to harvest, bean to bar!

 

 

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Here in the U.S., each of us consumes, on average, more than eleven pounds of chocolate each year but the biggest chocolate consumers by far are the Swiss who savor more than 22 pounds per person, per year!

Contact information:
78-6772 Makenawai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Toll Free: 1-888-447-2626
Website: www.originalhawaiianchocolatefactory.com

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Hawaii Farm Bureau
Hawaii Department of Agriculture

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