IN-PERSON MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Visitor’s Center Auditorium

4730 Crystal Springs Dr

Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Monday, Feb 10, 2025

9:15 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.

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Chocolate: Beans to Bliss

Patricia Tsai

Owner/Founder of ChocoVivo

 

Patricia Tsai is the owner and founder of ChocoVivo, the first bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Los Angeles using a vertically-integrated supply chain. ChocoVivo handcrafts small batches of dark chocolate using traditional stone-grinding methods dating back over 2000 years ago.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico in 2001, Patricia was introduced to traditional chocolate-making methods.

Today, with 15 years of in-depth research in the chocolate industry, she is considered a well-known expert in the traditional methods of making chocolate as well as being a master Chocolate Maker.
Patricia attended the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor degree in Economics and a concentration in Accounting.
After a year in consulting, she went on to obtain a CPA license working in the private and public accounting and finance sectors from Kia Motor’s America to Kodak.
Patricia Tsai has been featured in Japanese and U.S. publications and has spoken at events such as The Getty Museum, UCLA, and Tedx Japan. She has also collaborated and worked with large corporations
from the likes of Google, Tom’s Shoes, Participant Media, Vaseline, BMW, and Wikipedia.
Patricia will be narrating her PowerPoint presentation about the creation of ChocoVivo, its authenticity and sustainability.

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chocovivo.com