John works at an artisan chocolate shop in a midwestern town. The chocolates he sells start off as cocoa beans harvested by children working on plantations in tropical countries. The cocoa pods are processed, fermented, and dried in the country of origin and then shipped to other nations throughout the world for further processing into chocolate. The chocolate itself is then sold and transformed by artisans across the world into the confections John sells. John is best described as part of a(n)

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John is part of the commodity chain as he is involved in the process of transforming cocoa beans into chocolate and selling them as artisanal chocolates. The cocoa beans undergo various stages of processing and transportation before reaching John's shop for further conversion into confections. Therefore, John's role is a part of the broader commodity chain.

John Works at an Artisan Chocolate Shop in a Midwestern