When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But ...

From raw cacao beans to creamy bars, I made real chocolate completely from scratch. Roasting, grinding, and tasting every step of the way.

Once dismissed as too bitter, too hard, or simply too niche, cocoa nibs are now stepping into the global spotlight. These ...

A passionate school teacher is quietly helping many local Papua New Guineans tap into the world of global online business ...

EMKAO Foods, the winner of the 2025 Binghamton Business Plan Competition, is a cacao company focusing on supporting small ...

Nigeria earnings from raw cocoa beans export to The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France have reached N2.89 trillion within two years as Federal Government is targeting 500,000 tonnes of processed ...

Nearly a century later, chocolate lovers are still wondering: What is white chocolate? Made from the same cacao beans as other chocolates, white chocolate is produced with a little twist.

Raw cacao beans are bitter and virtually inedible (Figure 2). For the making of chocolate, cacao beans have to be fermented, roasted, ground and then separated into cocoa powder and cocoa butter. [14] ...

At the G20 Sherpa meeting held at the Sun City Resort in South Africa’s North West province, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Sherpa Dr Bright Okogu delivered a powerful call to action to African ...

Cocoa prices on Thursday extended this week's rally and posted 1-week highs. The outlook for smaller cocoa supplies from Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, is ...

It is assumed that the color of the raw beans comes from polyphenolic compounds and anthocyanins which, during fermentation process, form poly-condensate products responsible for the typical brown ...