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The pungent aroma of roasting cocoa beans emanating from the Blommer Chocolate Company has tempted Chicagoans since 1939. Mike Auda of Blommer Chocolate will share the story of this family-run Chicago institution that has become the…Read More »

Hershey, PA—A recent study conducted at the Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition found that there are more antioxidants and flavanoids in cocoa powder and dark chocolate than in powders derived from superfruits such as açaí,…Read More »

Santo Domingo.-  Hershey’s, North America’s biggest quality chocolate producer and global  industry leader, launched its promotion: “40 days of Hershey’s Happiness” from July 9 to August 17. Hershey’s, marketed and distributed by MercaSID in Dominican Republic,…Read More »

STRATHAM — The record for most people unwrapping candy simultaneously belongs to Lindt USA in Stratham. A recording setting 590 Lindt employees unwrapped and ate LINDOR truffles on Thursday afternoon, while lined up in a formation…Read More »

Accra, July 16, GNA – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has honoured Mr Anthony Fofie, Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), for his immense contribution towards cocoa sustainability in Ghana.   Read the full article

Case in point: the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer, Barry Callebaut, has announced plans to spend $1 million on a Center of Cocoa Excellence in the African nation of Ivory Coast. With this investment the company aims…Read More »

The chocolate dollar in Australia spans a great divide: on one side, a price war dominates at the supermarket checkout. On the other, a world of high-end, artisanal chocolate, where quality trumps price. Darrell Lea, which…Read More »

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the office of Dominique Ouattara, first lady of Côte d’Ivoire, announced today an agreement to develop and implement educational and vocational training programs to benefit cocoa farmers and their families…Read More »

Global cocoa sustainability stakeholders are gathering today in Washington, D.C. for the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) 21st Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions. More than 300 guests from the cocoa industry, governments, NGOs, academia, and research institutes…Read More »

Entry: Mbalo Ndiaye, World Cocoa Foundation May 21, 2012, marked a significant step in the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s commitment to setting the ways for a stronger relationship with the cocoa industry and other stakeholders. On…Read More »