This morning, we headed out to Nglanggeran Chocolate House (Di Griya Cokelat Nglanggeran) to learn about their unique village operated social enterprise. The Nglanggeran Village is most known for their close location to the Kedung Kandang Waterfall so many tourists pass through the village and frequently stop at Nglanggeran Chocolate House showroom for local chocolate …
Jan 14th: Gaining a broader perspective
Our second week of the project started with a early morning meeting and discussion with faculty from the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta. Our main agenda for the meeting was to gain a broader understanding of the agriculture sector in general and cacao industry in particular in Indonesia. We were all converging on the …
Jan 13th: Journey to Yogya
After an eventful 8 days we left Bali for our next destination, Indonesia's cultural centre - Yogyakarta. Colloquially known as Yogya (pronounded Jogja), it is a bustling young city that is home to several of the best universities in Indonesia. Though we missed the opportunity to do market research in the international terminal where Cau …
Jan 12th: Ciao Cau for Now
Today, we were lucky enough to talk with Professor Ganda Putra, who is an agricultural technology research professor from Universitas Udayana in Denpasar, Bali. We wanted to understand his perspective on the value chain of cocoa and his academic expertise in cocoa bean production. Professor Putra talking to the SMART team One interesting topic Professor …
Jan 11th: Market Research
Today we researched Cau's market presence in Bali. We visited half a dozen supermarkets in Seminyak and Kuta, ranging from Carrefour, Pepito, Lotte Mart and Krishna Market. We specifically looked for quantity and variety of Cau Chocolates in those supermarkets, and the chocolate's physical placement. Cau had premium booths in some supermarkets, as shown in …
Jan 10th: Learning from the Competition
A little delayed on this update, but Thursday we began our day by focusing on Pod Chocolates, another chocolate producer located in Bali. We had seen their products in supermarkets around the region as we had done our previous market research and were curious to see their facilities and capacity. Pod Chocolates was founded in …
Jan 9th: Back to the Beginning – Farm & Cooperative Visits
To understand the cocoa value chain, today we went back to the beginning by looking at the growing, harvesting and fermentation stages. We visited Koperasi Kerta Semaya Semaniya (KSS Cooperative), which consists of 609 farmers in Jembrana region, one of the 2 biggest cacao-producing regions in Bali. Additionally, KSS specializes in producing certififed high-quality & …
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Jan 8th: The Chocolate Factory!
The third day of our service learning internship began with all of us excited for our trip to Tabanan and the Chocolate Factory. We reached Cau Chocolates after a long drive and were greeted with a chocolaty welcome drink. We were introduced to Mr. Alit Artha, the owner of Cau Chocolates. He then introduced us …
Jan 7th: Market Research and Meeting Mr. Surya of Cau Chocolates
Starting the day early at 9am with having breakfast together at the hotel's restaurant, we then had a quick meeting on the run-down of today's events: Market Research and an Initial Meeting with Mr. Surya of Cau Chocolates. Since our meeting with Mr. Surya was not until 1pm, we decided to go to nearby supermarkets …
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Jan 6th: Kicking-off With Seafood By The Beach!
First dinner together as a team at Menega Cafe in Jimbara, Bali. As we were all flying in from different parts of the world, we decided to first gather at our hotel located near the airport. Once we were all settled down, we headed out to the popular Menega Cafe situated in Jimbaran for our …
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SMART 2019 - Cau Chocolates, Indonesia 