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Wednesday, 23 April 2025

News from NICO | NICO's Chocolate Street sweetens Mangaluru

The iconic 6th annual Chocolate Street was held on 19th & 20th April 2025 drawing crowds to Fiza by Nexus Mall. Organized by Nitte Institute of Communication & the Institution’s Innovation Council of Nitte DU, the festival featured 20 home bakers showcasing diverse chocolate creations. 

The Chief Guest was Mr. Partha Varanasi, Founder of Terra Artisanal Chocolates and Prof. (Dr) P V Satyaprasad, Head, NICO, presided over the event. Dr. Nesara Kadanakuppe, Associate Professor, NICO and Convener of the IIC of Nitte DU, was the Guest of Honour. 

A key highlight of this year's Chocolate Street was the debut of six distinct award categories, each designed to acknowledge the unique talents of the participating bakers. The well-deserved winners included The Bake Cart's Fathimath Amra for the Creative Chocolate Creation award, Vidyara ni Anil of Cakes by Vidya for the Best Storytelling Chocolate and Shaima of Cocovilla, who impressively secured both the People’s Choice Award and the Artistic Excellence Award. Akshatha Prasad of Parika BakersPop was recognized for the Best Sustainable Effort, while Swathi S Kamath of Shri Laxmi Baking was crowned Ms. Chocolate Street 2025. 

Faculty coordinators Mr. Prakash K and Mr. Archan Mitra, along with student coordinators Gayathri, Sebin Jacob and Khathijath Afraah ensured that the event was a grand sucess.


















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