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The Dutch and the Cocoa Trade: From Bean to Bar

4 min•3 maj 2026

In this episode of The Story of the Netherlands, Lucas and Luna explore the Dutch role in the global cocoa trade—a story of innovation, empire, and the bittersweet legacy of colonialism. From the early 17th-century cultivation of cacao in Dutch colonies like Java and Suriname, to the invention of the cocoa press by Coenraad Johannes van Houten in 1828, which made chocolate affordable for the masses, they trace how the Netherlands became a chocolate powerhouse. They discuss the rise of Dutch cocoa companies like Van Houten, Droste, and Verkade, the use of child labor on plantations, and the modern push for fair trade. Along the way, they touch on the chemistry of chocolate, the Dutching process, and the bittersweet taste of a history that still shapes the industry today.

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