A novel way to counter climate change is taking place in the German port city of Hamburg. It's a process that begins with ...

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 ...

Just as we have seen an increase in the number of microbreweries making specialty beers, the market for chocolate has also developed, so there are more high-end chocolate manufacturers who are trying ...

(The Conversation) – 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 ...

Chocolate prices will likely climb even higher as West African cocoa processing plants can no longer afford to buy the bean. According to Reuters, state-owned Transcao, one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest ...

Cocoa bean fermentation is a complex and dynamic microbiological process that transforms harvested cocoa pods into precursors essential for flavour and quality in chocolate production. This process ...

Similar to minerals, oil, and other vital resources, cocoa is overseen by the government through the Ghana Cocoa Board ...

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, ...

Cocoa substitutes are entering the chocolate market as the confectionery industry responds to volatile bean prices and supply ...

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia's cocoa industry expects to process 360,000 tonnes of beans in both 2015 and 2016, down around 10 percent from last year due to a declining local crop and ...

Can you manipulate the taste of noble cocoas in different directions to create exciting new flavors for the world's chocolate fans? Some researchers and cocoa professionals asked that question and the ...