When and where is the 2027 WCF Partnership Meeting?

Field trips run on 16 March 2027 and the main meeting on 17 and 18 March 2027, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, Ghana.

The World Cocoa Foundation, with Ghana's cocoa board COCOBOD as host partner.

Registration is through the World Cocoa Foundation's Cvent registration page linked from the meeting site.

Are the field trips included?

Field trips are optional add-ons, one per participant, priced between USD 180 and USD 210 with lunch included, on a first-come, first-served basis.

2027 WCF Partnership Meeting

Name: 2027 WCF Partnership Meeting
Start: 2027-03-16T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-03-18T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra

About this event

The WCF Partnership Meeting is the World Cocoa Foundation's annual gathering of the global cocoa and chocolate industry. The 2027 edition comes to Accra, Ghana, hosted with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) under the theme 'From Origin to Global Resilience'. It brings chocolate manufacturers, cocoa traders and processors, producing-country governments, certification bodies, researchers and civil society together to work on farmer livelihoods, sustainability and the resilience of cocoa supply.

Programme

The meeting opens on 16 March with optional field trips in Ghana's cocoa sector, followed by two days of plenary and panel sessions on 17 and 18 March at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City.

Option A: Bunso and Tafo research and innovation tour (USD 200)
Option B: Tema COCOBOD quality excellence tour (USD 180)
Option C: Asamankese sustainable farm practices experience (USD 210)

Who attends

Cocoa and chocolate companies, traders and processors, origin-country regulators and cocoa boards, certification and standards bodies, development partners, researchers and NGOs working along the cocoa supply chain.

Partners

Sponsors announced for the 2027 meeting include The Hershey Company (gold), Cargill (reception), Nestlé and Barry Callebaut (silver), and Mars, Federated Commodities Limited and ofi (bronze).

Tickets & passes

Field trip A: Bunso & Tafo Research and Innovation Tour — USD 200: Optional, 16 March, lunch included
Field trip B: Tema COCOBOD Quality Excellence Tour — USD 180: Optional, 16 March, lunch included
Field trip C: Asamankese Sustainable Farm Practices Experience — USD 210: Optional, 16 March, lunch included

2027 WCF Partnership Meeting is a Food & Beverages event taking place 16-18 Mar 2027 at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra, Accra, Ghana.