DERIVED from its Greek name Theobroma Cacao, which translates to "Food of the Gods," cocoa has been intricately woven into the tapestry of the Caribbean ...

The skyrocketing price of chocolate is an effect of troubles in the cocoa industry. Here's why this happened and how it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A frantic hunt by chocolate manufacturers for high-grade cocoa has left a backlog of old, poor-quality ...

All chocolate is made from the same cocoa pods that grow on Theobroma trees, yet those beans yield a huge variety of products ...

This story was updated to add new information. An out-of-state suspect was identified Tuesday following a bomb threat at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School that prompted a two-hour long evacuation of ...

Current trending solutions to the cocoa price crisis such as lab-grown or cocoa-free chocolate technologies may provide a niche alternative to the lack of cocoa bean supply, but are unlikely to ...

More than a third of Ghana's cocoa output lost to smuggling Ghana's 2023/24 output set to be lowest in 20 years Military to join anti-smuggling task force ACCRA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Ghana has lost ...

Now for the good news for IBS! Recent research suggests that cocoa may serve as a prebiotic—a food that encourages a healthy balance of gut bacteria. According to researchers, very little of cocoa ...

Coffee and cocoa beverages are staples in diets worldwide. Coffee, known for its stimulating effects, is consumed daily by millions, while cocoa is enjoyed for its rich flavour and antioxidant ...

Ghana has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by nearly 45% to help boost their incomes and deter bean smuggling, agriculture minister Bryan Acheampong has said. Reuters reported ...

Ghana’s government on Wednesday announced a 45-per cent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season, in a bid to curb smuggling. The policy is also designed to improve ...