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Hyfforddodd Gwyn mewn arlwyo yn y coleg addysg bellach lleol Gwyn trained in catering at the local further education college Pan gwblhaodd ei gwrs, sefydlodd bopty bach yn y dref When he completed his course, he set up a small bakery in the town Roedd y popty yn llwyddiannus, ond ar ôl blwyddyn neu ddwy roedd yn teimlo bod angen her newydd arno The bakey was successful, but after a couple of years he felt that he needed a new challenge Un noson gwyliodd raglen deledu am dyfwyr coco yn Affrica One evening he watched a television program about cocoa growers in Africa Dangosodd y cyflwynydd sut y cafodd y ffa eu cynaeafu, a sut mae siocled o ansawdd uchel iawn yn cael ei wneud â llaw The presenter showed how the beans were harvested, and how very high quality chocolate is made by hand Sylweddolodd Gwyn pa mor gyffrous byddai sefydlu ei gwmni bach ei hun yn gwneud siocled Gwyn realised how exciting it would be to set up his own small company making chocolate Pan oedd y popty yn dawel yn yr hydref, gadawodd y staff wrth y llyw a theithio i orllewin Affrica When the bakery was quiet in the autumn, he left the staff in charge and travelled to west Africa Gwnaeth e deithio o amgylch planhigfeydd coco a thrafod prisiau masnach deg gyda`r ffermwyr He travelled around cocoa plantations and discussed fair trade prices with the farmers Ar ôl dychwelyd i Gymru, derbyniodd y llwyth cyntaf o ffa coco After returning to Wales, he received the first batch of cocoa beans Daeth ei gegin yn labordy i arbrofi gyda chynhyrchu siocled His kitchen became a laboratory to experiment with chocolate production Datblygodd beiriannau ar gyfer rhostio, malu a gwasgu`r ffa He developed machinery for roasting, grinding and pressing the beans Ar ôl sawl ymgais, daeth o hyd i`r rysáit, y tymheredd a`r amser prosesu gorau i gynhyrchu siocled rhagorol After many attempts, he found the best recipe, temperature and processing time to produce excellent chocolate Hysbysebodd gyda gwefan, a gwerthodd drwy archeb bost i bobl sy`n caru siocled He advertised with a web site, and sold by mail order to people who love chocolate Daeth ymwelwyr i`r siop hefyd i brynu ei siocled arbennig iawn Visitors also came to the shop to buy his very special chocolate Mae Gwyn yn benderfynol o gadw`r busnes yn fach a pharhau i wneud siocled â llaw Gwyn is determined to keep the business small and continue making chocolate by hand Nid yw am ehangu i gyflenwi archfarchnadoedd a lleihau ansawdd uchel ei siocled He does not want to expand to supply supermarkets and reduce the high quality of his chocolate |