The Dominican Republic held its first National Chocolate Festival in Santo Domingo supported by IESC’s USDA-funded Exporting Quality Program

The Dominican Chocolate Festival and Dominican Chocolate Competition are initiatives of Exporting Quality, a USDA-funded program implemented in the Dominican Republic by IESC. The Dominican Republic is a global leader in the production and export of organic cocoa. The festival and competition highlight the diversity of fine cocoa flavor, educating consumers at home and abroad about Dominican chocolate.