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Consider this summertime trio: A bubble gum blowing contest, a gumball counting contest, and a My Big League Chew custom-pouch making demonstration. But then again, it is Ford Gum & Machine’s 100th Anniversary Picnic, so one would expect activities to have a certain chewy theme.

As part of its Cocoa Promise program, four cocoa producers in Bahia have recently been audited and, by partnering with Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, have become the first to produce UTZ Certified cocoa in Brazil.

No better way to celebrate 50 years of doing business than to close the deal on a new 12,500-sq.-ft. building, which will house a retail shop and manufacturing facility. The Waterbury, Conn.-based, family-owned business, which was started by John and Helen Fascia, both of who remain involved in the business, finalized the purchase of a new building on July 12

When Jason Darling first got into the candy business, people kept thinking he was a drug dealer. Seriously.

The sweet and stylish premium chocolates feature an assortment of delectable recipes, vibrant packaging, and a digital-focused launch.

While it may be easy to understand why ancient cultures thought chocolate could provide an energy boost, and cocoa butter was used to treat skin disease, a new book also reveals that chocolate has been used as a remedy for tuberculosis and even snake bites.

It was about 3,500 years ago, in 1500 B.C. somewhere in South Central Mexico that a culinary genius amongst the Olmecs first realized that cocoa should be used for food.

Check out this infographic from the Hartman Group to find out.

“The husband and wives are going to do a $40 box of chocolates and flowers,” explains Rob Auerbach . “We’re going more for the impulse purchase. The ‘I’m going to get my professor in college this, or my neighbor or my friend that. It’s not the heavy-duty romantic.”

Kevin Gass lived in Europe for eight years, and while he was there, he noticed that every kid he met seemed infatuated with something called a Kinder Surprise.