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World Chocolate Day observed in Ashaiman
Some children drinking a cocoa product
Hundreds of pupils from the Ashaiman Cluster of Schools were on Friday served chocolate drinks and products in commemoration of World Chocolate Day.
Even though the event falls on July 9 every year, it was celebrated on July 7 because the original day fell on a weekend.
The Head of Sales Department of the Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC L), Nana Agyeman Ansong said the choice of school children was to introduce the various chocolate products and whip up their interest in cocoa products.
He said with Ghana as a major producer of cocoa beans, it was important to give them an opportunity to consume its products and benefit from its nutritional value.
He said the company was on a campaign to get citizens to consume cocoa and its products and recommend it to several others to boost the cocoa industry.
The Director of Education for Ashaiman, Clifford Hineko Budu, applauded the company for giving the children an opportunity to have a taste of their products.
He said it was necessary that children know about cocoa products and its history and also consume it so they would help to promote it.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Ashaiman