While a bean-to-bar chocolate maker likely specifies where its cocoa originates, large chocolate companies use certifications from organisations such as Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade ...

Many of the world's cocoa beans are bought by large trade houses like Cargill, Olam and Barry Callebaut, which is also a chocolate maker. In Ghana and Ivory Coast, the top two producers ...

“Instead of cocoa beans, we use fava beans sourced from farms ... “Then, the cells multiply and multiply until we obtain a large biomass; we harvest the cocoa butter and we’re left with ...

The Hershey Company wants permission to buy an unusually large amount of cocoa beans as global supplies tighten and prices rise, according to reports. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported the ...