Press & Media
CocoaSupply and the Carvajal family’s century of cacao heritage, as covered by industry press and media. For press inquiries contact info@cocoasupply.com
International Confectionery Magazine · January 2023
Scaling Chocolate Production
By Clay Gordon, Technical Editor
Technical Editor Clay Gordon visits our factory in Durán, Guayaquil — documenting the Carvajal family’s century of cacao heritage and how CocoaSupply reimagined an entire production model to serve craft chocolate makers, smallholder farmers, and a changing market.
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Craft Beer & Brewing · February 2025
Pulp Nonfiction: The True Story of Brewing with Cacao Fruit
By David Nilsen
A look at how brewers are working with cacao fruit pulp, with Leila Carvajal Erker explaining how CocoaSupply preserves the pulp for shipping as a pasteurized purée and a freeze-dried powder.
Read Article →Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Journal · Fall-Winter 2025
The Sweet and Sustainable Impact of Alumni Engagement
By Sira Naras Frongillo
How Leila Carvajal Erker worked with graduate students in WPI’s Master’s in Operations and Supply Chain Analytics program to turn her idea for judging cocoa farm sustainability into a practical scoring tool.
Read Article →Bean to Barstool Podcast
PorchDrinking · August 2023
Bean to Barstool: Cacao Pulp in Brewing
By David Nilsen
Leila Carvajal Erker returns to Bean to Barstool with Sam Mosle, head brewer at Wind River Brewing, to talk about pasteurized cacao pulp from Ecuador and the beers brewers are making with it.
Listen & Read →Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Journal · Spring 2021
Food of the Gods
By WPI Journal Staff
WPI alumna Leila Carvajal Erker ’96 is profiled in her alma mater’s journal — tracing her journey from four generations of Ecuadorian cacao farming to founding CocoaSupply, bringing sustainably sourced cacao to the world’s finest artisan chocolate makers.
Read Article →Bean to Barstool Podcast
PorchDrinking · June 2023
Bean to Barstool: Leila Carvajal of CocoaSupply
By David Nilsen
Leila Carvajal joins the Bean to Barstool podcast to discuss how CocoaSupply provides premium cacao nibs, liquor, and pulp to craft brewers and bean-to-bar chocolate makers — and the story behind sourcing directly from Ecuadorian farmers.
Listen & Read →Revista Oficial · p. 14
Anecacao · Revista Oficial
Featured in Anecacao’s Official Magazine
Anecacao — Ecuador’s National Cocoa Exporters Association
CocoaSupply and Chocolatier S.A. are featured on page 14 of Anecacao’s official publication — Ecuador’s national cocoa exporters association, recognising the family’s contribution to the Ecuadorian cacao industry.
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Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
PA Chocolate & Coffee Festival · October 2026
Back Home, Where Chocolate Begins: A Roadtrip Through Five Ecuadorian Farms and Their Stories
A seminar by Leila Carvajal Erker on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Pennsylvania Chocolate & Coffee Festival in Oaks, PA, taking the audience on a road trip through five Ecuadorian farms and their stories.
Festival Schedule →TheChocolateLifeLIVE
The Chocolate Life · May 2023
Episode 111: Ecuadorian Cocoa with Leila Carvajal
A live conversation on Ecuadorian cacao with Leila Carvajal of CocoaSupply, streamed as part of The Chocolate Life’s TheChocolateLifeLIVE series.
Watch & Read →Chocolate Education Classroom
PA Chocolate & Coffee Festival · September 2025
Growing Up Cacao: Born into an Ecuadorian Cocoa Family
Leila led a seminar in the festival’s Chocolate Education Classroom on her family’s cacao farming legacy in Ecuador, which began in the 1880s.
Festival Post →Dulles Expo Center
DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival · November 2025
Sip and Share Seminar Stage
Leila was one of the featured experts on the festival’s Sip and Share Seminar Stage, teaching chocolate tasting techniques and flavor profiles.
Read Coverage →Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Global School · December 2020
COVID-19 and the Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Leila Carvajal-Erker spoke as an alumni panelist at a WPI Global School virtual event, part of a series headlined by Nobel Laureate Carlos Nobre.
Event Details →