“This Valentine’s Day expect prices for chocolate treats to increase around 10-20% over last year as the price of cocoa has more than doubled since the beginning of 2024,” said David ...

Consumers with a sweet tooth will pay more for one of the most popular Valentine's Day treats this year. Cocoa prices skyrocketed, compared with a year ago, due to crop conditions coupled with ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Stocks of cocoa in London and New York have plunged to all-time lows in the latest sign of a shortage that ...

Rising cocoa prices are shadowing big food’s financial outlook on 2025, despite most of the majors posting strong 2024 results this month. Mondelēz International earlier showcased a good set of ...

and Mondelez International Inc. signaled more price increases may be coming as the chocolate makers navigate a sustained rise in cocoa prices. “We have taken and are taking aggressive action to ...

Crushing diseases that purged cocoa crops in West Africa, combined with a difficult growing season -- similar to the weather woes that spurred a spike in coffee prices-- have driven up cocoa ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually.

Presenter Hazel Lindsey travels from England to West Africa, to investigate the use of child labour on cocoa plantations in Ghana. She travels to the village of Akyem Ofoase, about five hours from ...