Putting Southeast Asian Chocolate in the Global Spotlight: Luxury Chocolatier - Keiichi Yoshino
Show: RISING --> Season: 4 - 2018
AirDate: 3/22/2018
Runtime: 28
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Overview: Keiichi Yoshino left a career in finance to open a chocolatier in Kyoto, Japan's former capital. Only 4 years in, his brand has already won international awards and been picked up by an exclusive Kyoto hotel. He uses cacao from Indonesia, the world's number-two producer, boosting the economy by raising quality and prices via guidance for local farmers. Now pursuing a similar scheme in the Philippines, we follow a luxury chocolate brand transforming the fortunes of farmers in Southeast Asia.