Ever since The Velvet Chocolatier set up shop in Stevenson in 2009, business has been great. "I owe it all to Oprah. She ...

With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of ...

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...

According to the International Cocoa Organization, prices are now soaring. The cost of cocoa in the United States is more than $10,000 per ton, the highest it's been in 50 years. But for Ruthie, it's ...

Despite the rise of inflation, Cincinnati chocolate maker Maverick Chocolate Company is making affordable box sets where customers can get anything from chocolate bars to heart-shaped truffles.

In the heart of West Africa, where the world’s finest cocoa beans are cultivated, Chinese investment has built new processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the outskirts of Abidjan, ...

Chocolate is by far the most popular Valentine's Day treat, but you might find it's getting more difficult to find sweet ...

A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, ...

We use ‘cacao’ to describe the unrefined bean and the tree on which it grows. Cacao trees produce pods which contain around 20-60 seeds, known as cocoa beans. Cacao is minimally processed ...

St Valentine's Day chocolates are always a great way to show how deep your love is. But this year, it might just also show ...