The Cocoa Processing Company Limited is a Ghanaian
cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
processing company. They are listed on the
stock index
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of the
Ghana Stock Exchange
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is the principal stock exchange of Ghana. The exchange was incorporated in July 1989 with trading commencing in 1990. It currently lists 42 stock, equities (from 37 company, companies) and 2 corporate bonds. All typ ...
, the
GSE All-Share Index. It formed in 1981.
Products
*Chocolate Varieties (''Tetteh Quarshie Bar (TQ Bar), Kingsbite, Oranco bar, Akuafo Bar, Portem Pride, Portem Nut, Coffeechoc'')
*Choco-Bake
*Choco Delight (''chocolate spread'')
*Groundnut Coated with Chocolate (''Pebbles (Chocolate dragees)'')
*Royal Natural Cocoa Powder
*Alltime (''Instant drinking chocolate'')
*Vitaco (''Instant drinking chocolate'')
The Company’s products have won several local and international quality awards, thereby confirming the
organoleptic
Organoleptic properties are the aspects of food, water or other substances as apprehended via the senses—including taste, sight, smell, and touch.
In traditional U.S. Department of Agriculture meat and poultry inspections, inspectors p ...
quality of food products presented to consumers. In the year 2002, nine of the company’s products have been presented at the World Quality Selections, organized by
Monde Selection
Monde Selection is an annual non-competitive award open to food, drinks, and cosmetics products, created in 1961. It is run by the commercial company, International Institute for Quality Selections, Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brusse ...
. Eight of them (the seven branded
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either by itself or to flavoring, flavor other foods.
Cocoa beans are the processed seeds of the cacao tree (''Theobroma cacao''); unprocesse ...
s and Alltime) have received a Gold Quality
Award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An award may be d ...
and one of them (Vitaco) – a Silver Quality Award.
International Awards
, goldentreeghana.com
See also
* List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
A bean-to-bar company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than melting chocolate from another manufacturer. They operate on a small scale (generally producing batches of chocolate smaller than ) without lec ...
References
External links
Cocoa Processing Company official homepageCocoa Processing Company at Alacrastore
Food and drink companies of Ghana
Food and drink companies established in 1981
Companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Ghanaian chocolate companies
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