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A chocolate making workshop and a business opportunity

Iskaparate.com offered a sweet and delicious start to the year with a chocolate making workshop for its members.

Published Jan 27, 2025 07:53 am
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Master Chocolatier Christian Valdez holds up a mould of fruit and nut bars.

Iskaparate.com offered a sweet and delicious start to the year with a chocolate making workshop for its members.

Titled “Welcome to an Exclusive Chocolate Atelier: A Chocoholic’s Dream Class,” the exclusive event was held at All About Baking in SM North EDSA.

Master chocolatier Christian Valdez, founder of CMV Txokolat, taught the class how to create three chocolate delights: molded chocolate truffles, a fruit and nut bar, and tultul salt and dehydrated siling labuyo hot chocolate.

The class was mostly composed of iskaparate.com members who had won a slot to the event via a raffle, with some traveling as far as Cavite. While some of the audience members were vloggers, most were small business owners looking for new products to offer.

Iskaparate.com

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Master Chocolatier Christian Valdez gives a member of the audience tips on piping chocolate into a mould.

Iskaparate.com is a Filipino multi-vendor website with a growing presence in Filipino communities worldwide, particularly in Canada.

The event was made even more special because it was the launch of iskaparate.com’s affiliate program.

Many Filipinos are interested in two things: getting a good bargain and finding a side hustle that’s not too time consuming but has the potential to make a lot of extra cash. Now, Iskaparate.com offers both.

Iskaparate.com president and COO Josefina Rojo-Natividad, together with DTC Promos Inc. president and COO Marissa Dames introduced the newest platform and invited those interested to sign up.

The affiliate program allows members to promote qualified products from iskaparate.com and earn commission from sales. They also get early access to new site features. Everything can be tracked through the ReferralPulse platform.

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Fruit and nut bars topped with pistachios, candied orange peel, and dried strawberries.
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Moulded chocolate truffles dusted with edible glitter gives off a lovely metallic sheen.
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Audience members took home some chocolate in beautiful gift boxes.

Opportunities for growth

The chocolate making workshop is just one one of the many hands-on workshops hosted by iskaparate.com in partnership with All About Baking and Unox Philippines. Members may avail of future workshops through a raffle system on the website. Potential vendors may also check out the website for business opportunities.

Interested parties may check out iskaparate.com for details.

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