Botanical evidence shows the plant from which chocolate is made was first grown for food more than 5,000 years ago in the Amazon rainforest. Chemical residues found on ancient pottery suggest ...

Ferrero North America today (Sept. 30) marked the opening of yet another addition to its production campus in Bloomington, ...

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10. Only one chocolate bar has ever been made from British-grown cocoa beans Growing cocoa beans is a tricky business. The plants only thrive close to the equator at temperatures of 16°C or above ...

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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, which means chocolate prices around the world ...

Chocolate is made by roasting and grinding up cocoa beans to yield chocolate 'liquor'. This comprises around 50 per cent cocoa solids and 50 per cent cocoa butter (the fat from the beans).

Hershey and other big chocolate producers are turning to gummies and other candy to offset supply issues with the crop.