JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia's cocoa industry expects to process 360,000 tonnes of beans in both 2015 and 2016, down around 10 percent from last year due to a declining local crop and ...

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 ...

Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

On March 30, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Spero dismissed a pair of class action suits against Nestle USA and Hershey Co. alleging the two chocolate companies should have printed information ...

If you love a good dark chocolate or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa often, then you must be interested to find out which are the countries that produce the most cocoa beans in the world. We just love ...

Cocoa beans have been cultivated for thousands of years, and have been a revered and popular food. Humans have developed various ways to take these special beans and process them in such a way that, ...

Cocoa supply shocks, soaring prices and new regulations are pushing food manufacturers toward reduced‑cocoa and cocoa‑free ...

WASHINGTON — Think chocolate for Valentine’s Day is cheesy or boring? Think again. D.C.-based artisan chocolate company Harper Macaw is anything but. Owners Colin and Sarah Hartman’s brand is one that ...