3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern
We are excited to invite you to the FCIA’s 2025 Annual Gathering & Fundraiser!
Join us for an exclusive tour of the new KahKow factory and store, and an insightful conversation as we kick off 2025 and look toward the future of our association and the specialty chocolate and cacao industry.
Gather with fellow members, old and new, and connect with other chocolate enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Hear directly from a variety of award-winning chocolate makers about the trials and challenges of scaling up. Learn about the threads, opportunities, and innovations shaping the future of cocoa production and chocolate manufacturing.
- Panelists: Massimiliano Wax and Nadia Rizek, Kahkow
- Dahlia Graham, Co-Founder/CEO, Fruition Chocolate Works
- Daniel Maloney, Co-Founder/Chocolate Maker, Sol Cacao
- Panel facilitator: Dr. Maricel E. Presilla, Founder, Gran Cacao Americas, IICCT, and the International Chocolate Awards
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- Date: Thurs. Mar. 20th 2025
- Time: 3-7 P.M.
- Location: New Kahkow Factory, Warehouse, and Shop
- Maplewood, NJ *Exact location to be shared upon ticket purchase
- Transportation may be provided from Manhattan and back if you need (more details will be shared upon receipt of your RSVP); street parking is available.
- Refreshments, savory, and sweet tidbits will be provided by KahKow USA.
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This is a ticketed event; all proceeds will go to the FCIA Programming.
- Members: $25
- Non-members: $50
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Schedule:
- 2:30 PM Shuttles depart from Manhattan
- 3:30 PM Welcome Toast: guests will be greeted with a welcome toast
- 4:00 PM Panel on Scaling Up + Q&A
- 5:00 PM Town Hall Discussion on the Future of FCIA
- 5:30 PM Exclusive Look Around New Kah Kow Factory / Networking Opportunity
- 6:30 PM Shuttles depart for Javits Center
Please reach out to us at info@finechocolateindustry.org if you have any questions.
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