Sweet trouble: World’s top chocolate maker issues warning as shares sink 17%Barry Callebaut profit warning shocks markets. Shares crash 17% in hours. Cocoa prices collapse over 40% this year. The world’s largest cho...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Make chocolate premium againChristmas chocolates face a bitter reality. Despite falling cocoa prices, your festive treats might not get cheaper. Manufacturers have sec...
24 Dec, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
Cocoa prices are plunging. Why then is chocolate still so expensive?Producers and analysts expect cheaper cocoa to only start feeding through to supermarket aisles in the second half of next year, and even t...
20 Dec, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
World’s biggest chocolate supplier is melting under soaring prices and short betsBarry Callebaut, the world's largest bulk chocolate maker, faces market pressure. Its shares halved due to soaring cocoa prices and higher ...
03 Oct, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Trump's tariffs give chocolate makers in Canada, Mexico an edge over US firmsU.S. President Trump's tariffs on imported cocoa, intended to boost domestic manufacturing, are instead raising costs for American chocolat...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Cash crunch stalls cocoa and coffee trading around the worldA surge in cocoa and coffee futures prices has strained traders' finances, hindering global shipments. Rising costs and financing difficult...
13 Mar, 2025, 09.06 AM IST
Lindt chocolate to raise prices again this yearSwiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli announced Tuesday that it would raise prices again in 2025 after strong sales last year showed that...
14 Jan, 2025, 09.27 PM IST
Nestle India shares fall 2% as Q2 net profit falls marginally YoY. Should you invest?Nestle India's shares fell 2.2% after reporting a Q2 net profit of Rs 899 crore, slightly down year-on-year. Brokerages gave mixed reviews,...
18 Oct, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
What should you do with Nestle stock after its Q1 earnings? Preeyam Tolia answersSo, if you see from a medium-term perspective or a shorter-term perspective, there could be some pressure because of the margin pressure. B...
25 Jul, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
Why prices for chocolate and cocoa went nutsFor much of the past decade, the price of cocoa in one key global benchmark hovered around $2,500 per metric ton.
13 May, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
Why the world of chocolate is in crisisFor the world’s chocolate makers, the crisis is here. Plants have been forced to shutter from Malaysia to Germany and Chicago.
22 Apr, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Cocoa’s relentless rally is pushing the market to breaking pointCocoa futures have surged as poor harvests in West Africa, where most of the world’s beans are grown, sparked a third year of shortages.
29 Mar, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
How West Africa can reap more profit from the global chocolate marketThe continent of Africa contributes to 70% of the global raw cocoa beans production. However, in the multibillion dollar global chocolate i...
29 Sep, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Despite growing demand for chocolate, India imports most of its CocoaIn India, cocoa is grown primarily as an intercrop in Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, as the tree requires about 40-50 per cent s...
21 May, 2017, 01.16 AM IST
Here are a few commodities worth betting on in 2016If bears stomp the agro-commodity markets, blame it on the weather. Analysts say weather problems paint a bright price outlook.
03 Dec, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
- Domestic cocoa prices may see a decline this year
Domestic cocoa prices may see a decline this year as the new crop promises to be good.
06 Apr, 2011, 12.41 AM IST
- Coffee, sugar prices to jump 5-fold by 2014
Coffee, sugar and cocoa prices will rise five- to 10-fold by 2014 because of shortages that will mean consumers getting “swamped” by food i...
01 Apr, 2011, 04.32 AM IST