The writer is the founder and chief investment officer of Andurand Capital Management The outlook for cocoa beans offers unwelcome tidings for chocolate makers hoping prices are on the retreat. After ...
Squirrels appeared to be making the situation worse by grabbing cocoa bean pods and eating them. But those raids had an unexpected benefit - cocoa seeds were spread all over the farm. "All the ...
Traditionally, cocoa beans are fermented on the farm where they were grown. Marieke van der Velden Cocoa pods have to be split to extract the beans which are then fermented The cocoa pods are ...