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When it comes to Valentine’s Day, a majority of Americans want chocolate.

Mars’ recent flavanols study helped create an industry standard to measure them, and could one day lead to labels on candy bars clearly saying how many flavonols are in the package.

Deal part of the company’s plans to continue growing and strengthening its national distribution network. The purchase price was not disclosed.

San Juan de Cheni had been devastated by years of guerilla warfare, and was attempting to rebuild with cocoa farming.

This sweet and sultry collection is inspired by America’s first sweetheart, Marilyn Monroe.

According to most projections, about 60 percent of all cocoa grown in 2020 will need to be certified. That’s equals to about 2 million more tons. How does one go about doing that, one asks?

The mezzanine of the Sheraton Lima erupted into a riot of activity as acrobats, drummers and dancers — many in indigenous Peruvian costume — led a noisy procession into an exhibit hall filled with more than 40 colorful booths overflowing with confections of every kind. And so began Peru’s 4th annual Salon del Cacao y Chocolate.

Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte filled a waterproof pizza-delivery bag with Combos, then leapt from a moving watercraft into the Hudson River, swim-delivering the snacks to fans at the Midtown Ferry Terminal.

The new owner of Powell’s Sweet Shoppe is planning a major expansion of the brand, including both corporate locations and adding more franchise locations.

It looks like the announcers at the US Open won’t be shouting “Sugarpova” afterall.