Cargill scientists work to develop a cocoa-free chocolate alternative
Chocolate is by far the most popular Valentine's Day treat, but you might find it's getting more difficult to find sweet ...
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...
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Sampling California's first lab-grown chocolate
Gabriela Glueck, Good Food's Julia Child reporting fellow, visited California Cultured to find out how lab-grown chocolate is ...
China and the chocolate factory: investment in Ivory Coast helps secure a cocoa edge
If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.
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Climate change is scorching the cocoa belt — and you’re paying the price
The trees grow best in rainforest conditions with high humidity ... nor is it clear what influence El Niño had on last year’s ...
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China paid in beans for building Ivory Coast’s biggest cocoa plant
A Chinese contractor has completed work on the largest cocoa factory and warehouse in the Ivory Coast, the South China ...
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China and the chocolate factory: investment in Ivory Coast helps secure a cocoa edge
In the heart of West Africa, where the world’s finest cocoa beans are cultivated, Chinese investment has built new processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the outskirts of Abidjan ...