COCOA POST

The last piece of chocolate you ate likely had its roots in West Africa, where two-thirds of cocoa beans are produced. Respectively, Ghana and the Ivory Coast account for roughly 19 and 45 percent of this production, according to data from…
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The UK-based Hotel Chocolat group has recorded revenues of £132 million for 2019, with figures up 14% year-on-year. As the company noted, it expected profit before tax to be in line with market expectations, as the company continues to…
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This Chocolate Hedgehog Slice Recipe is a keeper. This old fashioned favorite is no bake, easy to make and incredibly delicious. This crowd pleaser will be a new family favorite. We love sharing quick and delicious recipes with you and…
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Despite complaints by some cocoa farmers about the unavailability of pesticides most especially at the community levels, Cocobod has said they have procured enough pesticides to cover two million hectares of cocoa lands both productive and…
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Preparations for this year’s European Cocoa Forum are fast gathering pace, as Neill Barston discovered speaking to the European Cocoa Association (ECA) chairman Steven Retzlaff, president of global Cocoa at Barry Callebaut. Major issues…
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Higher cocoa prices are having a dampening effect on demand according to figures published by the European Cocoa Association. Second-quarter cocoa grinding in Europe declined by a surprising 3.2% year-on-year. Market participants…
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The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it has provided Agro Traders Ltd., a Cocoa processing company in Ondo State 50 per cent credit risk guarantee for N2billion (equivalent of over…
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The Barry Callebaut Group has delivered groundbreaking for construction of a new chocolate and compound manufacturing facility in Baramati, serving the fast-growing Indian confectionery market and global food groups. Located around 250km…
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Rainforest Alliance’s Daan de Vries outlines how fourth-generation technologies are being harnessed across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and to make food production more sustainable and avoid deforestation We’re experiencing a digital and…
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