A cocoa company from the western African nation of Ghana says it's opening a processing plant in Franklin that would be the largest food and beverage investment by an Africa-based company in the U.S.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cocoa Processing Market - Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017 - 2022" report to ...

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

Shares of Swiss-Belgian chocolate maker Barry Callebaut climbed sharply on Monday after a Reuters report said the company is exploring options to separate its cocoa processing division, a move that ...

Barry Callebaut AG ( BYCBF) ( BRRLY) is reportedly evaluating a separation of its global cocoa division from its core ...

SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS — Cargill announced on Nov. 2 that it has completed a $100 million expansion of its cocoa processing facilities in Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire, a project that makes the Yopougon ...

Chocolate prices will likely climb even higher as West African cocoa processing plants can no longer afford to buy the bean. According to Reuters, state-owned Transcao, one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest ...

IN a bid to diversify livelihood opportunities for local farmers, some 25 vegetable farmers from various villages in Amulung, Cagayan underwent an intensive training program on cacao bean processing ...

Cocoa butter is a vital ingredient in chocolate making. Cocoa butter is an extract from cocoa beans, which is further mixed with additives such as sugar or sweetener, and preservatives. It is ...

Accra, April 11, GNA – Dr Mary Awusi, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, has expressed the hope that Olam Cocoa Processing (OCP) Ghana Limited will expand and thrive under the ...