All Outputs (2)

Broken chocolate: Biomarkers as a method for delivering cocoa supply chain visibility (2021)
Journal Article
Lafargue, P., Rogerson, M., Parry, G. C., & Allainguillaume, J. (2022). Broken chocolate: Biomarkers as a method for delivering cocoa supply chain visibility. Supply Chain Management, 27(6), 728-741. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-11-2020-0583

Purpose: This paper examines the potential of “biomarkers” to provide immutable identification for food products (chocolate), providing traceability and visibility in the supply chain from retail product back to farm. Design/methodology/approach: Thi... Read More about Broken chocolate: Biomarkers as a method for delivering cocoa supply chain visibility.

Identification and distribution of novel badnaviral sequences integrated in the genome of cacao (Theobroma cacao) (2021)
Journal Article
Muller, E., Ullah, I., Dunwell, J. M., Daymond, A. J., Richardson, M., Allainguillaume, J., & Wetten, A. (2021). Identification and distribution of novel badnaviral sequences integrated in the genome of cacao (Theobroma cacao). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 8270. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87690-1

Theobroma cacao is one of the most economically important tropical trees, being the source of chocolate. As part of an ongoing study to understand the diversity of the badnavirus complex, responsible for the cacao swollen shoot virus disease in West... Read More about Identification and distribution of novel badnaviral sequences integrated in the genome of cacao (Theobroma cacao).