After more than two years of chaos in cocoa markets, chocolatiers are growing hungry for alternatives—with the strain falling on raw producers. The commodity’s price has swung widely, lurching from ...

The collapse in cocoa futures is stoking optimism among some industry players that the pace of processing will improve as cheaper beans filter through the supply chain, easing the price of candy bars.

This year’s Easter baskets will come with a higher price tag and a little less chocolate, despite lower cocoa prices. Cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — has been steadily falling in price from ...

KONA, Ghana (AP) — Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year ...

The cocoa industry has reached crisis point. Extreme weather and disease continues to wreak havoc on crops across the world’s key growing regions, while geopolitical tensions are placing strain on ...

The City of Cocoa is optimistic that a long-awaited Brightline station in Brevard County may soon become a reality, thanks to anticipated support from the Trump administration in the form of federal ...

Once a highlight of childhood grocery trips, the cereal aisle has become a place where fun mascots and sugar have been replaced by math and Cheerios. The cereal aisle once felt like the most exciting ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Starting Monday, Culver’s is offering three new concrete mixers that feature classic breakfast cereals. The limited-time lineup — a collaboration with General Mills — ...

In April last year, cocoa prices rose to heights not seen in half a century, sending industry into a tailspin. The cocoa crisis has brought with it widespread uncertainty among producers, put pressure ...

The Hershey Company on Tuesday confirmed media reports it is raising candy prices as it battles rising cocoa costs. The price change will be a "low double-digit increase" and affect products across ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Salem man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday after leading an illegal operation that manufactured and sold drug-infused cereal and candy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the ...