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"By using gourmet mushrooms and their natural cleansing abilities, we are able to train them to consume only the bitter compounds in chocolate," the company explains on its website.

Competitors in the dessert category will be competing in a special Goo Goo Cluster-themed contest, featuring the Tennessee-based confection.

Invented by Dr. Francine Kaufman, the brand began as a mail-order company in the 1990s, eventually launching an e-commerce website.

Mars Chocolate North America confirmed that it, too, is raising prices for many of its confectionery products, bumping them up an average of 7 percent.

The acquisition will firmly establish Lindt as the No. 3 chocolate candy manufacturer in the U.S. market—still behind Hershey and Mars, but now firmly ahead of Swiss rival and global food leader Nestlé.

Headquartered in Lynwood, Calif., Helen Grace Chocolates has been creating premium chocolates for 70 years.

From spreadable Reese's to Dove chocolate-covered fruit, there was something for everyone at this year's Expo!

There were 175,000 visitors to this year’s show, which spanned 19 halls and included nearly 2,700 exhibitors.

The first thing you notice about the Santa Helena plant in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil is the amazing smell of fresh peanuts roasting.

Chocolate makers help farmers grow sustainable cocoa in the Amazon, and reclaim Brazil’s rightful place in the world ranking of cocoa suppliers.