OPPORTUNITY
CONFECTIONERY
On a
Chocolicious
Journey
In the three years of its inception, Cacobean Chocolatier has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of premium gourmet chocolates in the country. Director Sarin Patrick tells us more about the company and how the journey has been so far By Sarin Patrick 22 OCTOBER 2010 | DARE.CO.IN
here are chocolatiers everywhere in every city. However, there is nobody else in the market today who has taken the route that we have taken. We are different from the typical FMCG companies like Nestle or Cadbury. For instance, Cacobean as a brand cannot be found on any shelf or as a finished product in any retail. We have taken the route of private labeling.
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Opportunity Spotting Hotels have a big demand for chocolates. Many of them know how to make them but they cannot handle beyond a certain volume. Making them is labour intensive work and requires a lot of time. A regular chef who has other routine
work to do will not have time to prepare them. We saw an opportunity in this predicament of hoteliers. We supply them semi-finished products and raw chocolates with a soft core cut of specific dimensions and sizes. Hotels process it further and sell it as a finished product. In the industry today, we have made a mark as institutional suppliers. And riding on this early success, we are ready to roll out our own branded chocolates.
Process As USP We address another pain point in chocolate manufacturing industry. We make use of automated processes. Take for instance, the 25 mm diameter truffles that we make in