Tag Archives: chocolate

New technology to use the entire cocoa fruit – who will it benefit ?

Posted on August 27, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the BBC news site (August 27, 2024) titled “Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?” describes new technology developed at the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich that claims to use the rest of the coca fruit … Continue reading →

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The Ebola premium added to cocoa prices ?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2014) titled “Cocoa Prices Surge on Ebola Fears” describes concerns about the cocoa growing regions in West Africa, including Ghana and the Ivory Coast who grow 60% of the world’s supply, … Continue reading →

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