9 Things Craft Chocolate Can Learn From Craft Beer
Description
In our first episode for 2026, we're looking at 9 lessons craft chocolate can learn from craft beer. Most of these, honestly, are lessons craft beer has learned (or, actually, is still learning) the hard way, and craft chocolate businesses and the industry as a whole can learn from beer's mistakes and missteps. I also discuss my stance on the use of AI in craft chocolate.
Episode timeline (approximate):
1:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Main topic
4:30 - Industry Code of Conduct
11:30 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
14:15 - Labor Practices
16:45 - Acquisitions (Check out my blog post about big chocolate taking notice of craft chocolate here)
20:30 - Prepare for Success
22:15 - Collaboration
26:15 - What Awards Do and Don't Mean
29:00 - Not Your Hobby (You can check out Not Your Hobby Marketing by Julie Rhodes)
31:00 - Band Together
32:30 - My Stance on Generative AI
34:45 - Recent News
37:15 - End
Check out David's book Pairing Beer & Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together.
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