Chocolate produced in the Amazon is internationally recognized for its unique flavor. A study by researchers at São Paulo ...

Mars, the chocolate giant that makes M&Ms and Snickers, uses cocoa that is harvested by children as young as five years old in Ghana, according to a bombshell report. An unidentified whistleblower ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- Chocolate makers are trying to get ahead of climate change. That involves food scientists researching new ways to grow cocoa beans. The company California Cultured is ...

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

Cocoa bean fermentation is a complex and dynamic microbiological process that transforms harvested cocoa pods into precursors essential for flavour and quality in chocolate production. This process ...

Cocoa futures hit a 44-year high, surging to $3,786 per metric ton on Monday, as hotter, drier weather patterns stunt the growth of the cacao bean crop. The warmer, less humid climate in cocoa-growing ...