The surprising uses of cacao that go beyond chocolate Cacao beans have uses that go beyond being the base ingredient of our hot chocolate mixes or the traditional Easter treats to hide in the garden.

Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.

Regenerative agriculture is complex, costly, and consumers don’t want to pay more for it. What can industry do?

Cacao grows in the tropics, so small U.S. businesses need imports.

We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may ...

Watch the fascinating process of how chocolate is made, starting from the humble cocoa bean. The journey begins with harvesting and fermenting cocoa pods, followed by roasting the beans to bring out ...