Treats for the summer: From chocolate to granité
In this edition we talk about all things chocolate with Jade Genin. Jade has made a name for herself in France's highly exclusive chocolate world. The chef is famous for her artisanal…
Ivory Coast combats child labor for chocolate
Ivory Coast has made major strides in eliminating child labor, especially in the cocoa industry. Regular farm inspections and a living wage for farmers have helped to reduce the number of children…
Cocoa farming, cheap chocolate and child labor
Practically everyone loves chocolate. And yet, child labor remains a problem in cocoa farming. For years, the chocolate industry has promised to end the practice, but a new study shows it has…
The woman bringing chocolate back to Nigeria
In Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Femi Oyedipe's locally produced chocolate is competing on the shelves with foreign imports that dominate the market.…
In Ghana, farmers try to boost ailing cocoa production
Cocoa farming is the first step in making the world's most popular sweet treat: chocolate. But in one top cocoa producing nation, yields have been plummeting for years. What can be done…
Chocolate truck tips over on highway
A tanker truck spilled 12,000 kilograms of liquid chocolate across a highway after it crashed through a traffic barrier near the western town of Slupca in Poland.…
At over $9,000 a piece, rare Portuguese chocolate a pricey treat
At over $9,000 a piece, rare Portuguese chocolate a pricey treat.…