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German chocolate-alternative product Nocoa has successfully rebranded as ChoViva, signalling readiness to appear on supermarket shelves. ChoViva, which is produced by the Bavaria-based Planet A Foods, is said to usher in a 'brand new era…
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The Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) has elected new Operational Area Representatives to steer the affairs of their operational areas for the next three years. CAA has 39 cocoa operational areas across five cocoa-growing regions in…
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It is emerging that Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, may be unable to fulfil some cocoa contracts after a poor harvest, Bloomberg has reported. Cocoa prices Wednesday posted moderate gains, with the New York cocoa…
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Cocoa prices Wednesday posted moderate gains, with NY cocoa climbing to a 1-week high, amid concerns that Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, is unlikely to fulfil some of its cocoa contracts for a second season. Ghana's…
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Starbucks Corporation, a global coffee and cocoa beverage retail chain, has come under renewed pressure from a global civil society coalition to come clean about where it sources the cocoa for its chocolate products. The Coalition,…
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The Rainforest Alliance, an international non-profit organisation, has organised a five-day training for 10 members of the Associate Trainers Network (ATN) of Ghana in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region. The ATNs are a group of expert…
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Ghana is losing tonnes of moist cocoa beans to the activities of smugglers through its eastern border with the neighbouring Republic of Togo. Dilapidated warehouses cocoa producing communities have been identified among the causes of the…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has handed over motorcycles and office equipment to four district assemblies under its Landscape and Referral Pilot Project to enhance the performance of its critical partners in Ghana's cocoa…
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Ivory Coast has put a freeze on cocoa contracts for the 2023/24 crop season following weeks of torrential rains that have flooded farms, Reuters has reported. With cocoa prices currently at record levels due to concerns over supplies, the…
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EuroChocolate 2023, an annual chocolate festival, is set to come off in the Italian city of Perugia from the 13th to the 22nd of October. The festival deemed one of the largest chocolate festivals in Europe has captivated chocolate…
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