Did You Know?
Chocolate can come in many flavors!
Cocoa Beans
Cocoa beans are the start of chocolate.
Making Chocolate
Chocolate is made by mixing and heating.
What bean-to-bar Does
It starts with fresh cocoa beans.
Beans are dried and roasted.
They are ground into a paste.
Sugar and milk are added.
The mix is shaped into bars.
Then, it is ready to eat!
More About bean-to-bar
Long ago, people did not have chocolate bars. They used cocoa beans to make drinks. Now, we have many kinds of chocolate. Some are dark, some are milk, and some are sweet.
We eat chocolate in many ways. We have it in bars, cakes, and candies. It makes us happy and is a treat for many.
In the future, we may see new flavors of chocolate. Some may even have fruits or nuts. Chocolate will always be a fun treat!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Cocoa Bean Procurement"] --> B["Roasting"]
B --> C["Grinding"]
C --> D["Conching"]
D --> E["Tempering"]
E --> F["Molding"]
F --> G["Packaging"]
G --> H["Consumer Chocolate"]
What Do These Words Mean?
Bean-to-bar:A way of making chocolate where one company does everything from getting the cocoa beans to making the chocolate.
Business model:A plan for how a company makes money.
Manufacturing process:The steps taken to make a product.
Procuring:Getting or buying something.
End product:The final item that is ready to be sold or used.
