“With him we lost the ambassador, the advocate and the promoter of the cocoa industry," says Karl Schmidt, President of Probat Inc.

Seventy years ago Arturo Benlloch, Alvaro Faubel and Juan R. Ferrándiz laid the foundation for a company that would one day be a leading manufacturer of chocolate products and cocoa derivatives.

In a Dove Chocolates ad that originally aired in 2010, women are shown dealing with a series of life’s daily stresses. The spot is empowering. And now, Mars Chocolates, the makers of Dove, are taking their mission of empowering women to the next level and a new destination — the cocoa fields.

SPCL's research is focused on understanding the genetic diversity of Ecuador's Nacional type cocoa varieties and how they differ from other varieties grown throughout South America and the Caribbean.

An advocacy group that has long attacked alleged issues in Hershey’s cocoa supply chain finally seems to be pleased with the chocolate maker.

Endangered Species Chocolate’s newest research and development manager most recently worked for Sensient Flavors in Indianapolis, where she served as a key contact for the company.

It’s not hard to figure out that if Mars, Nestlé, Mondelez and Ferrero and Hershey all are planning to use 100 percent sustainable cocoa by 2020, then the world is going to need more sustainable cocoa.

Nestlé Crunch has announced its Girl Scout candy bars have been named the 2013 Product of the Year (POY) in the candy category by Product of the Year USA.

These Gooey Chocolate bars feature luscious chocolate squares filled with gooey French caramel and are finished with a hint of sea salt.

Enthralled by Venezuela’s cacao culture, Domori founder Gianluca Franzoni begins a quest to rescue fine-flavored cacao from extinction as well as bridge the gap between grower and chocolate maker.