Eurochocolate International Exhibition

Perugia - Eurochocolate 2009 International Exhibition in Perugia had ended yesterday, 16-25/10/2009. Italian public and the market apparently did not know that Indonesia is the third largest cocoa producer in the world.

"One of the impressions of visitors turned out that most of them know not one of Indonesia's largest cocoa producer in the world. So far they only know the cocoa raw materials from Latin America or Africa," explained Dr Rome Embassy Agricultural Attache.

According Erizal, having explained that Indonesia has even become the third largest cocoa producer in the world, many are surprised about this. "So that increase their curiosity by asking a lot of things, including asking the brochure provided at the pavilion," said Erizal.

Indonesia became a special guest Eurochocolate 2009 at this time and received attention of many visitors. Indonesian pavilion displays a variety of products related to cocoa and chocolate, including the beauty of art, culture, and the food.

As the main guest country in the exhibition Eurochocolate 2009, Indonesia has benefited from the widespread publicity given Eurochocolate coverage includes news from all over Europe, especially in Italy with the number of visitors during the exhibition to reach one million people.

"The rise in popularity is further expected that the user wishes to encourage the raw material for chocolate Italian and European imports of Indonesian cocoa," said Erizal.

Indonesian pavilion attracted visitors with its display of fresh cocoa beans whose skin is opened, so that visitors can see and touch directly cocoa content. In addition, cocoa seedlings in the bottle is reproduced in tissue culture is an attraction in itself.

Finished products are also sold directly by Indonesian special creations, including chocolate puppet figures are the product of Dyarra Chocolate 'n Cookies Jogjakarta. There are also chocolate products from Monggo, Dulibon, Ceres and PT. Bumi Tangerang.

Companies of other countries shows there is a chocolate product with the creation of batteries, notebook, ruler, and dolls.