Cocoa

The Swiss-headquartered Barry Callebaut Group has made financial first-quarter gains, increasing its sales volumes by 8.2% to 585,620 tonnes, with revenues also up 8.7% to CHF 2 billion for the period. Furthermore, Barry Callebaut reported…
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Cocoa farming in the country will soon become less laborious as Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) takes delivery of some 100,000 pieces of motorized slashers for distribution to cocoa farmers across the country through farmer cooperatives. The…
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Cocoa Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (CFAN), breeders and administrators have challenged the government to revive cocoa production as a top foreign exchange earner with proactive interventions. The proactive interventions, they argue,…
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While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different cartel was quietly working to boost the…
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From the bitter, cold drinks of Mesoamerica to the vast array of sweet, creamy treats available today, our love affair with the rich cacao bean has ancient roots. But scientists have learned that this relationship goes back much further…
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Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is used to make chocolate, as well as some ointments, toiletries, and pharmaceuticals. Cocoa butter has a cocoa flavour and…
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Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut (BC), the global chocolate manufacturer, has launched an ambitious project that is improving the lives of cocoa farmers. Through a variety of strategic partnerships, the company…
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