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The history of chocolate starts in the rainforests of the Amazon basin, where the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao ... Houten discovered a method to press cocoa butter out of cacao beans, leaving ...

So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

THE FIRST STEP OF CHOCOLATE MAKING BEGINS WITH THE COCOA TREE. COCOA FARMERS USE THIS LONG BAMBOO STICK WITH A HOOK AT THE END, AND THEY CLIP COCOA PODS FROM THE TREE. THEY COLLECT THOSE PODS AND ...

To make matters sweeter, 10% of Maeve's net profits fund projects to improve the lives of cocoa farmers ... the best chocolate from Cacao & Cardamom. The Coco Curry is a journey of flavors ...

"Last year, chocolate pricing ... to regenerate their [cocoa] trees, have more productive trees that are planted, or fight the disease and viruses that are affecting the tree," Carodenuto said.