The Co-founder and CEO of chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat, Angus Thirlwell talks about going full circle, from growing up in the Bahamas to owning a cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia 30 years later. He talks about retaining that West Indies link, why low-cost travel was a tipping point for premium chocolate, and how the bigger chocolate players need to be taken to task when it comes to paying cocoa farmers a fair wage.

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<p>The Co-founder and CEO of chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat, Angus Thirlwell talks about going full circle, from growing up in the Bahamas to owning a cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia 30 years later. He talks about retaining that West Indies link, why low-cost travel was a tipping point for premium chocolate, and how the bigger chocolate players need to be taken to task when it comes to paying cocoa farmers a fair wage.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Angus Thirlwell: Going Full Circle

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