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 ...

Julien Simonis, Programme Manager for Cacao of Excellence, smells and meticulously inspects halved cocoa beans during a physical quality evaluation at the laboratory in Perugia. This sensory and ...

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 ...

Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, agriculture and commodities in EMEA. Africa, rich in natural resources, is often described as the ...

Scientists have found three new species that are close relatives to the plant from which chocolate is produced—a discovery that could pave the way for climate-proof chocolate. The team's research has ...

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) ...