Cameroon shipped over CFA6bn worth of chocolate and cocoa products in 2022

In 2022, Cameroonian producers of chocolate and other cocoa-based products shipped a total of 3,338 tons overseas. According to the national stats agency INS, these international sales generated an estimated CFA6.3 billion in revenue, slightly higher than the CFA6.2 billion earned in 2021 from exporting 3,300 tons of products. Despite the growth of locally made chocolates in Cameroon, produced by SMEs and artisans increasingly venturing into cocoa processing, the production and marketing of chocolate and cocoa-derived products in Cameroon remain dominated by multinational corporations. The leading player is Chococam (Chocolateries and Confectioneries of Cameroon), a subsidiary of the South African…