Do you have a sweet tooth? Let’s dig into the world’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative made from sunflower seeds. ‘Made ...

Turning sunflower seeds into sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate has netted Munich-based B2B food tech startup Planet A Foods (formerly QOA) a $30 million Series B funding round. Now, the Y Combinator ...

Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have teamed up with the food industry to produce a whole-fruit variety of chocolate. * ETH researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is more sustainable and ...

Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa ...

When you bite into a piece of chocolate, you can taste its distinct fruity, nutty and earthy flavours. Now, scientists have gained fresh insights into how the fermentation of cocoa beans can affect ...

A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world ...