Snapshots August 2026

Meet Paul: Dutch Cocoa’s Food Safety Coordinator

Since joining ECOM in 2023, Dutch Cocoa’s Food Safety Coordinator Paul Mol works across the factory and wider cocoa supply chain to support quality assurance and continuous processes improvement.

"My name is Paul Mol, Food Safety Coordinator at Dutch Cocoa. I joined ECOM in June 2023. My job is to make sure we produce according to FSSC 22000 standards and that we continue improving our way of working. As I usually tell friends: “I make sure you only get fat from chocolate, not ill.”

I enjoy food safety because it touches the entire factory and supply chain. You need to know a bit about everything and work with a wide range of people. One day I am walking through the factory checking processes, the next day I am knee‑deep in cocoa beans, and the day after I welcome a customer for a factory audit. That variety keeps the work interesting and very alive.

Before Dutch Cocoa, I worked at ECOM Cocoa Products Headquarters. I enjoy working on long‑term improvement projects, but I also like having my boots in the mud and cocoa, so moving to the factory was a good fit. Dutch Cocoa and ECOM give you the space to grow if you show that you want to develop yourself.

I get motivated when I see improvements continue without my interference. Quality should happen even when QA is not standing next to it. And although we work with only one main ingredient, I still learn something new every day."

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