Nestlé says that it's developed a new method to utilize 30% more of byproducts from cocoa fruits to produce chocolate. In an August 20 release, the company described how cocoa beans are typically ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa — Rebecca Burns was born with her business. Her mother ran a strict no-candy household, but she still managed to turned her childhood sweet tooth into a 20-year passion. As sweet as ...

Cacao beans are processed through fermentation, roasting and grinding to make chocolate flavoring. They only comprise 30% of the harvested weight of the Cacao crop Cacao is harvested as pods, only 30% ...

The cocoa harvest season, which typically spans October to June, will begin next month, and chocolate manufacturers all over the world are holding their breath in anticipation of what this might mean.

These hand-painted bonbons are the most popular item at Cocoa Tree Confectionery in Wisconsin. Founder and owner Kishoree Boegel says the cost for the chocolate she needs to make them has jumped over ...

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Many would-be Valentine's Day shoppers are arriving at stores to the surprising news of chocolate prices that are up 20% compared to last year. It's all due to rising cocoa prices, in part because ...

ACCRA (Reuters) -Cocoa farmers in the world's second-biggest producer Ghana are expecting a bumper harvest for the upcoming 2025/2026 season, buoyed by improved flowering and pod development, even as ...

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