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New research from Italian scientists suggests that consumers value coffee, liqueur wines and port as the most desirable pairings with chocolate, but that preferences depend on cocoa content. Read the full article

Vancouver — Raising The Bar: The Future of Fine Chocolate is a new book that looks at the future of fine chocolate from the perspective of cultivation, processing and final products. Written by Pam Williams, founder…Read More »

A technique called conching is one of the main reasons for the long success of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, celebrating its 160th anniversary this year.The process — which removes bitterness and strips astringency from roasted cocoa…Read More »

After months of speculation, American chocolate maker Hershey will acquire the balance 49 per cent stake held largely by Godrej Industries (43 per cent) and a minority shareholder ( six per cent) in the joint venture…Read More »

The Hershey Company recently issued its second Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report – “Listen. Learn. Act.” – outlining how the company has taken action to address the topics and issues in the Marketplace of greatest concern…Read More »

Le Docteur KOKO Louis est une fierté pour la Côte d’Ivoire tout entière ! En effet ce jeune chercheur issu du Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA) est le premier Ivoirien à bénéficier du célèbre programme de…Read More »

Le cacao ivoirien pèse à lui seul 1,3 million de tonnes dans le monde, soit un peu plus de 40% de la production. Malheureusement, avec d’une part, la maladie telle que le Shollen Shoot (la pourriture…Read More »

Un chercheur ivoirien a décidé d’apporter son expertise et son expérience pour lutter contre le vieillissement des vergers de cacao en répondant au défi de la replantation de cette culture dont la Côte d’Ivoire est le…Read More »

Cocoa scientist Dr. Louis Koko is the first-ever USDA/WCF Borlaug Cocoa Fellow from Côte d’Ivoire.  On September 10, he spoke at a press conference in Abidjan organized by WCF and attended by nearly 30 representatives of…Read More »

Troubled chocolate retailer Darrell Lea will remain Australian owned, but hundreds of jobs will still be lost as the Quinn family takes control. Darrell Lea on Monday was sold to the Quinn family, which owns the…Read More »