Chocolate Makers' Forum

Real conversations. Real makers. Real chocolate.

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Bigger, bolder and more connected than ever, the Chocolate Makers’ Forum 2026 brings together the global craft chocolate community for three days of immersive sessions, honest dialogue, and peer-to-peer learning.

This is not a showcase — it’s a working forum designed for chocolate makers, by chocolate makers. Across three days, we’ll dive deep into the realities of making and selling chocolate today: sourcing, flavour, consumers, business, and creativity.

What to expect

As a participant, you will:

• Join thought-provoking discussions on how cacao truly moves from farm to lab — beyond the marketing story.

• Explore direct trade in practice: building long-term, accountable sourcing relationships and accessing fine-flavour cacao.

• Discover what makes award-winning cacao, and how post-harvest practices shape exceptional flavour.

• Learn how to turn fast-moving consumer trends — from viral sensations like Dubai Chocolate or Angel Hair Chocolate — into profitable, identity-driven products.

• Be part of the candid and unfiltered “Failures & F*ck Ups” session, where makers share their hardest lessons and biggest breakthroughs.

• Connect directly with farmers, traders, and innovators across the value chain through interactive sessions and networking lounges.

Three days of learning, inspiration, and collaboration — all designed to help you grow as a maker and strengthen your business.

If you are serious about craft chocolate, you need to be in the room.

Join us in Amsterdam for the Chocolate Makers’ Forum 2026 and shape what comes next.