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FEDERICO JIMENEZ RIVAS
Federico Jiménez Rivas of venezuelan origin, naturalized french. He has graduated International Relations in Venezuela, than economic and legal sciences in France. He is General Director of the French-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for more than 15 years.
As a representative at various Exhibitions in Venezuela for more than 22 years, he also supports the French sectoral exhibitions in Venezuela and organizes a lot of delegations with representatives of various sectors, who wish to present themselves at the French sectoral exhibitions.
His professional path and remarkable contribution to the development of commercial, economic and cultural relations between France and Venezuela result in the fact that he was awarded with the price of Knight of the National Order of Merit in year 2009.
The company JUBIDANA is representative for Europe of selection of exclusive cacao varieties from Venezuela. Son leitmotiv:
The positioning of Venezuela as a country, producer of the best cacao in the world, which has the largest biodiversity of fine and aromatic cacao beans.
Plenty of events to present the fine cacao beans from Venezuela have been organized under his patronage all around the world within the framework of CCIAVF.
In such a way, Venezuela was selected as honorable country during the Festival Sens & Chocolat, which was organized within the framework of the exhibition Europain 2016.
Organized events:
- Festival of Chocolate in Caracas, 2009 Honorable guest: Franck Kestener, M.O.F. Best chocolatier, master of candies for year 2003.
- Training program in Caracas, year 2011. Honorable guest: André Rosset, M.O.F. Best chocolatier, master of candies for year 1993.
- Training program in Caracas, year 2012. Honorable guest: Thierry Bamas, M.O.F. Best chocolatier, master of candies for years 2011 and 2012.
- Training program in Caracas, year 2012. Honorable guest: Pierre Mirgalet, M.O.F. Best chocolatier, master of candies for year 2007.
- Conference on the subject of fine cacao from Venezuela during the exhibition Chocolate 2015.
- Training program and tasting of fine cacao varieties from Venezuela. Honorable guest: Véronique Anastasie. CEO de PLANEGOUT.
- Venezuela – honorable country in year 2016 at the Festival Sens & Chocolat .
- Prize Oscar “Grand Cru Cacao“ Venezuela in year 2018.
- Participation on “Salon du Chocolat” Paris, 2021.