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 ...

The United States cocoa processing market is projected to grow from US$ 4.28 billion in 2024 to US$ 5.55 billion by 2033, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Three factors are at play: environmental, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Cameroon’s cocoa featured at the 2025 Osaka Expo through 820 chocolate samples Early feedback suggests potential to capture ...

Cocoa beans have been cultivated for thousands of years, and have been a revered and popular food. Humans have developed various ways to take these special beans and process them in such a way that, ...

Why has cocoa production declined sharply in west Africa? Three factors are at play: environmental, economic cycle related and human. One environmental factor is the impact of the El Niño weather ...