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 ...

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 ...

Cocoa’s stunning rise and its equally remarkable slump are beginning to shake up the longstanding way of doing business in West Africa, the region that supplies the bulk of the world’s beans. Ghana, ...

A historic baseball complex in Cocoa, Florida, is for sale, leaving its future uncertain. The site, now called Launch Pad Sports Complex, was the spring training home for the Houston Astros from ...

After last year’s historic rally, cocoa prices are heading for a record annual slump. But there’s no sign the cost of your candies, bars or chocolate Santas will follow any time soon. Cocoa futures ...

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 ...

No one would blame you for thinking cocoa and cacao are the same food with different spellings. Both smell and taste unmistakably like dark chocolate. But they’re actually quite different products, ...

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 ...

Daily cocoa extract supplements reduced key inflammation markers in older adults, pointing to a role in protecting the heart. The findings reinforce the value of flavanol-rich, plant-based foods for ...

Once a highlight of childhood grocery trips, the cereal aisle has become a place where fun mascots and sugar have been replaced by math and Cheerios.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