Articles Tagged with ''cocoa''

With labor shortages, climate change, and other factors impacting the market, extenders like Cocoa Replace are increasingly appealing to producers.

The cocoa substitute, intended to replace up to 25% of cocoa powder in recipes, is a wheat-based replacer.

Many U.S. confectionery companies could face supply chain concerns that will inevitably change the way they make their products

Julie Robey, go-to-market sustainability director, food North America, Cargill, recently spoke at the PMCA conference about sustainability in the cocoa industry.

Approximately 25,000 farmers across Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, and Nigeria will be trained and supported to convert their farms to agroforestry and implement crop residue management.

For the first time, WCF has assessed the quality of the maps most commonly used to assess deforestation, tree planting, and greenhouse gas emissions and removal monitoring.

The world faced an 11% shortfall in cocoa supplies in 2024, driving price increases of approximately 400% in the past year.

Cocoa has emerged as the best-performing commodity of 2024, with prices nearly tripling over the past 12 months.

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting will convene global leaders to drive collaboration, accelerate innovation, and build long-term resilience across the supply chain.

The consortium seeks to address the impact of unpredictable weather conditions on growing cocoa by training 2,800 farmers in climate-smart agriculture.