You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

Bonbons and truffles are even more of a luxury this Valentine's Day. For the third year, cocoa harvests are coming up short due to abnormal weather, which has led to cocoa beans being so expensive ...

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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 makers around the world ...

The unique flavor profiles of premium chocolate—which can include hints of citrus, wafts of wine and subtle notes of spice—have often been attributed to the cocoa bean’s origin. Farmers in tropical ...

Cacao fruit is best known as the source of the cocoa beans which underpin the multibillion dollar global chocolate industry: For that alone, millions of us are grateful. But there is more to cacao ...