Cakes and cookies: "Toasted cacao nibs add a lovely crunch and deep flavor to cookies, brownies, and cakes," Mehta says.

Besides munching on this soft and fibrous fruit straight from the pod, the fruit surrounding the popular cacao seed can also ...

On a trip to Belize more than a decade ago, she encountered cacao trees and learned how the Maya people processed the pods for chocolate. Now living on the Big Island of Hawaii, she says that ...

The 13th edition of the Festival del Chocolate opens in Tabasco Nov. 14, celebrating Mexican chocolate and its history.

Global chocolate company makes multi-million investment in upcycled cacao brand that produces chocolate using parts of the ...

DMG Media has made investments in cacao pod "upcycling" company Blue Stripes and cannabidoil (CBD) drink manufacturer Trip.

Ghana's cocoa production is expected to rebound in the 2024/25 crop season, buoyed by favourable weather conditions, ...

Yeah, exactly. In Mexico today, most cacao is not fermented, it's just washed, which means that the seeds grow in these pods that look almost like a delicata squash. You open them up and they have ...

DIVO, Ivory Coast, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Following heavy rain in much of Ivory Coast, pod counters and exporters are starting to lower their production forecasts for the main cocoa crop due to high ...

The U.S., Germany and Switzerland are promoting cocoa sustainability amid higher chocolate prices driven by climate changes ...

Everybody knows it’s not Halloween without candy, but trick-or-treaters might find less chocolate filling their buckets this year. That’s because cocoa prices have more than doubled since the ...

Cocoa flowers grow into cherelles, and then 22 weeks later, into pods. Charelles can turn yellow prematurely or even fall more easily from tree trunks when weather conditions are unfavourable.