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What Is A Bean-To-Bar Chocolate-Maker, And How Does It Differ From Other Chocolate Producers?

Simply having a preference for cocoa percentage in chocolate isn't enough to narrow down your choices to the perfect bar. Our favorite chocolate confections can now also come with labels such as ...
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Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers

A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world ...

Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

Amazonian chocolate: Combining cocoa clones with different post-harvest processes balances flavor and nutritional value

Chocolate produced in the Amazon is internationally recognized for its unique flavor. A study by researchers at São Paulo ...
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Chocolate prices likely to soar as African cocoa processing plants can’t afford to buy beans

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...
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EXCLUSIVE-African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

LONDON/ACCRA, March 13 (Reuters) - Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning ...