Cacao Rising: Puerto Rico’s chocolate revival is producing sweet results

Since 2016, the cacao industry in Puerto Rico has experienced a massive resurgence with production growing by more than 3,400 ...
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Cacao Fruit: What Does It Taste Like And How Do We Get Chocolate From It?

Cacao is the raw, unprocessed part of the cacao tree used to produce chocolate — and there is no question it's a true treasure. Unfortunately, most chocolate manufacturers today only seek out the ...

Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
Los Angeles Times

How many cacao beans does it take to make a year’s worth of LetterPress chocolate bars?

2,959,560 million: The number of cacao beans the LetterPress Chocolate company roasted last year. That’s right, LetterPress Chocolate co-owner David Menkes counts the beans that go into his chocolate ...

‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate

Due to the volatile cocoa market, companies like Hershey are using replacement ingredients such as sugar, oil, milk and nuts ...
Yahoo

Cocoa vs. Cacao: What's the Difference? Chocolate Experts Break it Down

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Determined to get some answers, I consulted a few chocolate experts while attending Grenada’s fun-filled Chocolate Festival—an ...