Jonas Rosales

Cocoa Sourcing and Sustainability at Islands Chocolate, and

European Partnerships for Semilla Escuela de Cacao in Nicaragua

"Insights on Central American cacao and chocolate with a focus on Nicaragua"

Nicaragua has quietly become one of fine-flavour cocoa's most compelling frontiers. Drawing on three years of direct sourcing relationships with cooperatives and producers across the country, Jonas will explore what makes this origin so unique: its history, its people, and the developments in farming, processing, and sustainability that are reshaping its place in the global cocoa conversation. He'll close with the signals worth watching as the region continues to evolve.​

Charlotte Radcliffe

Director, The Nutrition Consultant

"The GLP 1 Effect on Chocolate Demand, Formats and Marketing"

GLP-1 weight-loss treatments are rapidly shifting from a clinical intervention to a mainstream consumer trend, with real-world implications for how, when and why people buy and enjoy chocolate.
In this talk, I’ll share a nutrition and consumer behaviour perspective on GLP-1 treatments. We’ll explore how purchasing habits and treat occasions may evolve, what that could mean across different formats and price points, and the key watch-outs and opportunities for manufacturers. We’ll also discuss practical considerations for product and portfolio strategy, alongside the marketing, claims and regulatory guardrails for communicating quality and reformulation credibly and compliantly.