Why you should join ECA
- EU policy analysis and intelligence, timely delivered
- Interest representation vis-à-vis EU institutions and cocoa stakeholders
- Coalition building with other cocoa and processing organisations
- Dialogue with producing countries
- Networking with cocoa professionals in and outside Europe

The ECA Toolbox
Who can become an ECA member
-Companies with significant activities and corporate seat in Europe
-There are two types of membership: Effective and Associate
Effective Members
- Cocoa processing industry: manufacturers of cocoa-based semi-finished products (cocoa powder, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor); manufacturers of (industrial) chocolate and the cocoa waste recycling industry
- Cocoa trader: companies importing and trading cocoa beans and/or cocoa-based products; agents and brokerage companies that facilitate the trading of cocoa beans and/or cocoa-based products and/or cocoa waste
- Cocoa logistics industry: companies storing and controlling cocoa beans and/or cocoa-based products, as well as companies that transport the cocoa beans and/or cocoa-based products
For the “cocoa processing industry” category, please note:
- The applicant company needs to develop significant B2B cocoa activity, meaning that a company grinding for only its own B2C use will not meet the ECA membership criteria.
- As regards the industrial production of chocolate, only manufacturers of chocolate in B2B will be eligible to become a Member of the ECA.
Associate Members
Service sector companies, as well as associations and individuals whose activities are critical to cocoa trade and connected with the cocoa chain