Chocolate News

Here’s how much more chocolate lovers in NYC are paying for the treat than the rest of the country

NYPOST.COM In NYC, chocoholics are paying 20.66% above the rest of the country, according to a new report from consumer resource site CouponBirds.

Ferrero Opens Its First Chocolate Factory In North America

ESMMAAGAZINE.COM

Nutella maker Ferrero Group has opened its first chocolate processing facility in North America. The 70,000-square-foot facility is located at Ferrero’s manufacturing campus in Bloomington, Illinois, which produces chocolates for several brands including Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, Butterfinger, and CRUNCH, the company added.

Smithsonian Museum displays Doubletree by Hilton’s baked-in-space chocolate chip cookie

FOXBUSINESS.COM

Cookie baked in space is preserved and can be seen by Smithsonian visitors. DoubleTree by Hilton’s signature chocolate chip cookie became the first-ever food baked in space aboard the International Space Station in 2019.

Happy National Chocolate Chip Day! May 15, 2024

 

155-year-old chocolate company braces for dramatic rise in cocoa prices

CNN.COM

Guittard Chocolate Company CEO Gary Guittard explains why climate change and disease have made sourcing cocoa more challenging. (check out video discussion, HERE)