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Ahoy, chocolate lovers, everywhere! Thanks to a partnership between Santa Clarita, Calif.-based Princess Cruises and master chocolatier and pastry chef Norman Love, your ship has finally come in.

Elaine (nee Garcia) Gonzalez, known as the "Chocolate Goddess" to confectionery and food professionals, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, after a lengthy illness at the age of 79.

Graham will be responsible for the company’s packaging systems to producers of cookies, crackers, confectionery, snacks, bread, pharmaceutical and pet food.

"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.

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.