Lindt’s Lechner said “the magnitude of these increases in raw material forced us, also, in the last years, to pass on a ...

Perry said “we’ve let the administration know" that Hershey needs cocoa, which can't be grown in the U.S., to manufacture ...

Dark chocolate with cocoa higher than 75% is considered a craft ingredient among chocolate experts. Find out what makes a quality bar.

Chocolate: adored by millions, gifted on holidays, and devoured in moments of both celebration and stress. But before it ...

The report suggests changes in the roles of Lutnick and Navarro, highlighting the internal turmoil surrounding Trump’s trade policy, and points to a shift towards the “fair trade” policies championed ...

In a reflection of how much Americans love chocolate, U.S. businesses import about $5 billion worth of cocoa beans a year, according to the USDA. Some owners of small businesses dealing in coffee ...

ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, could take measures to make the product more expensive if tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump go into effect, the West ...

The company blamed “unprecedented volatility” in the cocoa market for the downgrade. The world’s top cocoa processor now expects cocoa sales volumes to decline by a mid-single-digit percentage for the ...

These standards promote fair ... trade or sell items but rather licenses the use of the Fairtrade Mark to products that comply with globally recognized Fairtrade criteria. In the cocoa industry ...

OAKLAND, Calif., April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) today named Felipe Arango Chief Executive Officer of the award-winning nonprofit organization.

The recent imposition of a 10% tariff by the United States on Ghanaian exports has sent shockwaves through the nation’s economic and trade ... Cocoa Sector: While raw cocoa beans enter duty ...