Seamus Blackley, a tech executive known best for inventing the Xbox game console, inspects his cacao trees. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) There are technological and biological wonders inside the ...

Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

This search has led a team of researchers to an unlikely candidate—the humble carob pulp, a neglected food by-product. Their ...

March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -87 (-2.02%) on Wednesday, and the market remained closed on Friday as part of ...

A research team developed two flavor-enhancing techniques that transform carob pulp into a delicious, sustainable alternative to cocoa. Rising temperatures and the spread of crop diseases are placing ...

What if tomorrow's chocolate no longer came from cocoa? Faced with global warming and diseases threatening plantations, the ...

Cocoa prices look bullish into 2026 as West Africa faces aging trees, climate and disease limits, and Latin America adds ...

In Cameroon, the astonishing surge in the price of cocoa has Banyuy Elsie Kinyuy planning the next chapter of her life. In November, the 57-year-old high school tutor bought a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) ...

Cocoa farmers in Ghana are testing new ways of growing their crops as shifting weather patterns take a toll on yields. Among them is Samuel Davor, a cocoa farmer in Sefwi Wiawso, a village in a forest ...

The restaurant business is tough, no doubt, but it can be even tougher for those offering a niche menu like vegan and raw foods. Amber Poupore, owner of Cacao Tree Cafe, is holding strong though, and ...

Seamus Blackley is best known for creating the Xbox game console. Now he has a new mission: to start a Los Angeles chocolate company. The challenge? Cacao trees don’t grow in the Southern California ...