Around the world, “chocflation” is leaving a bitter taste for chocolate-lovers. Big name brands such as Lindt and Hershey last year hiked their prices by double-digit percentages. The inflation is ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, said it will buy unsold cocoa stocks to keep exports flowing and ensure farmers are paid, as global prices have plunged in ...

Anthony Shuford with a box of Cinnamon Crankin' Crunch GoGo Puffs. Photo credit: NeVaeh Shuford For decades, Black entrepreneurs within go-go culture have successfully run ventures such as clothing ...

Cocoa prices are poised for a bullish 2026, driven by persistent supply constraints in West Africa and limited expansion in Latin America. West African production faces structural challenges: aging ...

General Mills decided to take Reese's Puffs to the dark side, as you can now get your hands on the new Dark Chocolate version of the cereal. Because, as all nerds know, if you wanna take cereal to a ...

Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub‐Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall. A study by researchers at the University of Göttingen and the European Commission's ...

The cocoa industry has reached crisis point. Extreme weather and disease continues to wreak havoc on crops across the world’s key growing regions, while geopolitical tensions are placing strain on ...

Midland Downtown Business Association is hosting the fifth annual Cocoa Crawl downtown on Saturday, November 22, following the Santa Holiday Parade. After braving the weather to watch the parade, join ...

Barry Callebaut, the world’s biggest manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa, is partnering with Planet A Foods to create chocolate without cocoa. The Swiss-Belgian chocolate and cocoa producer, and the ...

Sitting has often been referred to as the new smoking thanks to its negative health benefits. For the first time ever, according to researchers in England, the flavanols in cocoa have been found to ...