A Cocoa and Chocolate Entrepreneur from the United States and the Dominican Republic will deliver the feature address at the inaugural General Meeting of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cocoa Producers Group this weekend.
A release from the Group says the key note speaker will be Eric Reid, the CEO and founder of SPAGnVOLA, a high quality chocolate manufacturing and distribution company.
The release says Mr. Reid provides technical assistance to a new Chocolate Making Initiative in Nigeria, and has also begun to partner with a Caribbean Agri-Business Network with a focus on cocoa.
During his presentation, Mr. Reid is expected to share his experience with local cocoa growers and will also guide Farmers in the chocolate enterprise.
The meeting is set to take place this Saturday May 17th at the Frenches House in Kingstown from 2pm.