Advisory
Independent technical expertise for the global cocoa and chocolate sector
Tree2Bar provides independent, evidence-based technical advice to organisations navigating investment decisions, technology evaluation, and complex commercial disputes across cocoa, chocolate, and food-processing technologies - backed by more than 20 years of experience in the global cocoa and chocolate industry.
Our advice combines scientific expertise with practical industrial experience spanning the entire cocoa value chain - from cocoa production and ingredient development through to industrial chocolate manufacturing and commercial scale-up.
Who we work with
Tree2Bar supports organisations across the global cocoa and chocolate value chain, including:
Cocoa processors
Chocolate manufacturers
Ingredient suppliers
Equipment manufacturers
Investors and private equity firms
Development organisations
Law firms
Insurers
Integrated Technical Expertise
Innovation in the cocoa and chocolate sector extends far beyond processing technology. Successful commercialisation depends on understanding the complex interplay between ingredient functionality, process and product development, scale-up, manufacturing operations, capital investment, sustainability, and supply chain realities. Together, these factors determine both technical feasibility and commercial success.
Unlike broad food consultancies, Tree2Bar specialises in cocoa and chocolate, bringing together expertise spanning the entire value chain to help clients solve complex technical and commercial challenges.
Combining scientific expertise, industrial experience, and strategic insight, we help clients understand technical risks, validate claims, assess emerging technologies, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions based on robust technical evidence.
Whether supporting investment decisions, evaluating manufacturing processes, or providing independent expert opinions in legal disputes, we deliver practical, impartial advice grounded in real-world industrial experience.
Services
Every engagement is underpinned by independence, objectivity, and technical rigour.
Technical Consultancy Services
Tree2Bar provides independent technical consultancy across the cocoa and chocolate value chain, combining scientific expertise, industrial experience, and strategic insight to help organisations make informed, evidence-based decisions.
Expert Witness Services
Tree2Bar provides independent expert witness services in disputes involving cocoa production, cocoa quality, cocoa processing, chocolate manufacturing, and related technologies across the cocoa and chocolate value chain.
We assist solicitors, barristers, insurers, courts, and arbitral tribunals by providing impartial, evidence-based technical analysis that is clear, objective, and grounded in more than 20 years of industry expertise.