Amsterdam: Snacking - Bakery & Chocolate Confectionery
Join us in Amsterdam on 7th & 8th October for a two day educational and interactive experience focused on cost-in-use and innovation in snacking. Whether you're looking to meet evolving consumer demands or push the boundaries of product development, this course provides expertise and inspiration to support your food development projects.
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Cocoa Course | Cocoa In Sweet Biscuit, Chocolate Confectionery & Bakery
Oct 7, 2026
2 days
1114 AN Amsterdam, Netherlands
General / Beginner
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Wouter Stomph
Category Lead | Cocoa
This two-day course focuses on innovative approaches to cost-in-use in popular snacking categories such as sweet biscuits, chocolate confectionery & bakery.
Participants will explore the latest developments for maintaining taste, texture, and consumer appeal while reducing cocoa ingredients cost-in-use.
Day 1 - During this course you will experience:
Cocoa fundamentals (cocoa origins, and processing) educational session.
A behind-the-scenes tour of our deZaan cocoa processing factory.
Cocoa ingredients workshop in sensory labs (3 sessions including; technical, tasting and color).
Lots of tasty samples of our cocoa in application.
Dinner in Amsterdam city.
Day 2 -
Cocoa trading and pricing educational session.
The latest market trends and insights in Snacking, including Sweet Biscuits, Chocolate Confectionery & Bakery.
Cocoa ingredients in innovative concepts, including cost-in-use in snacking concepts.
Hands on workshop and co-creation with our chefs and culinary experts.
You will also receive a certificate of completion.
Joan Muyskenweg 30, 1114 AN Amsterdam, Netherlands