Researchers have identified key factors that influence the flavor of chocolate during the cocoa bean fermentation process, a discovery that could offer chocolate producers a powerful tool to craft ...

Just as we have seen an increase in the number of microbreweries making specialty beers, the market for chocolate has also developed, so there are more high-end chocolate manufacturers who are trying ...

The chocolate industry is having a meltdown. Cocoa prices have doubled since the start of the year, as crops in West Africa — which produces 80% of the world’s cocoa — have been hit by droughts made ...

A new study claims to have taken this unpredictability out of the equation, making for consistently fine-flavoured chocolate.The study was carried out by 13 researchers — a majority from the ...

Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

A new study claims to have cracked how to make consistently fine-flavoured chocolate – a special mix of microbes is helping researchers recreate flavours of Colombian cocoa in a lab Why does one bar ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. MUNICH — A few years ago, food ...

The US market plays a central role in food innovation, and we are proud to help bring new technologies like cultured cocoa closer to commercial reality here,” said Jaina Wald ...

The use of cacao, in its familiar food and beverage form, dates back about 3,800 years. By the time of the discovery of America by Europeans, the Aztecs and Mayans had developed methods for drying, ...