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WCF receives grant to further cocoa biodiversity

Funds will support the organization’s goal of making cocoa production more “environmentally friendly.”

March 6, 2013

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has been awarded a grant that could eventually help the entire cocoa industry make cocoa production more environmentally friendly.

Royal Duyvis Wiener, F.B. Lehmann celebrate ‘Cocoa and Choco Days’

February 6, 2013

Seeing is believing. In order to better communicate the capabilities and innovations available in cocoa and chocolate production equipment, Royal Duyvis Wiener and F.B. Lehmann organized Cocoa and Choco Days at their respective facilities in Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands, and Aalen, Germany for customers and guests.

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Brave new chocolate

As most of the major chocolate players commit to sustainable chocolate within seven years, the 2020 goal poses a slew of challenges for suppliers.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 31, 2013

Unlike the doomsday date (Dec. 21, 2012) posed by the cyclic end of the Mayan calendar that some interpreted as the end of the world, the year 2020 has much more credibility as a valid deadline. In fact, it could very well represent the end of cocoa and chocolate as most consumers know it.

Uncovering the mysteries of cocoa flavanols

Research group gets closer to understanding benefits of flavanols on the human body.

Jorona Johnson

January 25, 2013

It’s been put to rest the myth of chocolate being bad for your health. We know it’s good for you, now the question is, how good for you?

Mondelez to invest $400 million in cocoa producers, sustainability

November 26, 2012

Mondelez International says it will spend $400 million over the next 10 years on cocoa producers, as it focuses on securing supplies of the main raw ingredient in chocolate.

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Hershey Co. launches initiative to revive cocoa growing in Southern Mexico

July 3, 2012

The goal is to improve the livelihoods of small-scale cocoa farmers and return productive cocoa growing to the ancient birthplace of domestic cocoa.

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June 14, 2012

No one knows cocoa, chocolate, compound coatings and other confectionery ingredients better than ADM Cocoa.

African orphanage funded by Cargill now open

The Ivory Coast orphanage could help up to 60 children

Alyse Thompson

June 13, 2012

With funding from cocoa producer Cargill, Inc., Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Family, Women and Children officially opened an orphanage in Soubre, Ivory Coast Monday that could help up to 60 needy children.