This school is teaching thousands to love chocolate

Zurich-based Barry Callebaut opened its first chocolate factory in Indonesia last year

In a country long renowned for its cocoa beans, it’s a little ironic that until recently, Indonesia’s inhabitants haven’t had much of a taste for chocolate.

The average Indonesian eats just 300 grams of chocolate annually, a sliver of the nine pounds or so put away by the average American, according to Euromonitor. But as incomes rise, tastes are slowly changing and global industry giants are positioning themselves to take full advantage of the sugar rush to come. At the same time, the country’s cocoa industry is slipping.

While Indonesians tend to indulge their sweet tooth with traditional treats like fried bananas