This simple and powerful daily drink could transform your arterial health and lower your blood pressure. How can you make it?Heart disease and stroke are major concerns due to poor diet, stress and other factors. But a powerful simple drink of cacao powder and bee...
19 Nov, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Scientists warn of climate threat to chocolateA new report found that "climate change, due primarily to burning oil, coal, and methane gas, is causing hotter temperatures to become more...
13 Feb, 2025, 09.39 AM IST
Called to the chocolate bar: A taster unwraps craft flavorsIn 2007, Nitin Chordia discovered the intricate world of chocolate tasting while working as a sourcing consultant, leading him to establish...
07 Jul, 2024, 12.29 AM IST
Cocoa Conundrum: Chocolates and problems of the commodity cycleThe cocoa industry has faced challenges like price fluctuations and market manipulation, causing concerns about chocolate's future. Despite...
14 Apr, 2024, 10.35 AM IST
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers but big companies see profitsWith exports from the Ivory Coast, the world's top producer, down by a third in recent months, the global price of cocoa has risen sharply....
29 Mar, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Cote d'lvoire looking for direct sale of cocoa products to IndiaCote d'Ivoire, the largest cocoa producer in the world, is looking to explore the Indian market for direct marketing of cocoa and cocoa-bas...
02 Oct, 2023, 11.21 AM IST
How did the bitter medicine cacao turn into the world’s number 1 comfort food chocolate?In 16th century Latin America, cacao was used as a currency.
15 Jan, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
World Chocolate Day 2022: History and some sweet factsJuly 7 is celebrated as World Chocolate Day worldwide. This is because it is believed that chocolate first came to Europe on this day in 15...
07 Jul, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
Dhoni becomes shareholder in F&B startup that launches helicopter shot-inspired chocolatesThe new range of chocolates and beverages (non-alcoholic and alcoholic) have been launched under the brand Copter7 -- inspired by the iconi...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
From bean-to-bar: The craft of making dark chocolates in IndiaThere is a dark chocolate movement brewing and the craft chocolate brands across the country are coming up with some innovative products.
06 Mar, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Communities versus commodities: The real dark side of chocolate involves more than what meets the eyeChocolate companies need to be more open about how they will source and support change, while growers and governments need to be clear abou...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.26 PM IST
How Asian chocolatiers are winning over with artisanal sweet treatsChocolate-makers in the Philippines are mixing soy sauce with their sweets.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.12 PM IST
Farmers, chocolatiers look to create a market for Indian-flavoured chocolatesChordia estimates at least 30 bean-to-bar chocolate makers will hit the scene by 2020.
16 Feb, 2019, 12.20 PM IST
How making chocolate is adding up to deforestation, emissions & climate changeDemand for cacao is rising so fast that production in West Africa, which accounts for 70% of global output, has been unable to keep up.
22 Aug, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
- CEOs now more conscious about corporate social responsibility
The upcoming government directive to companies to spend 2% of their net profit on CSR activities is making them think, strategise, plan and...
29 Jan, 2013, 06.39 AM IST
Bitter BoonA majestic cacao tree towers in the garden outside our bedroom. It arrived as a sapling from Kerala, God's Own Country, many years ago. The...
01 Nov, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- The chocolate wars
Manufacturers want to use vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter to make chocolate and save money, but consumers aren't buying that.
08 Aug, 2007, 01.41 AM IST