Examination of the application file for European PGI certification for cocoa from the Berau district in Indonesia. The project, in collaboration with the Consorzio di Tutela del Cioccolato di Modica IGP (Consortium for the Protection of Modica PGI chocolate), is on the home stretch for the coveted certification. European GI certification projects for Costa Rica and Ecuador district of Esmeralda COCOA project will be announced. 

A recent study confirms the excellent characteristics of this cocoa and lays the foundations for "the first certified chain from cocoa to chocolate".