Articles Tagged with ''cocoa''

Mice fed a cocoa supplement had about 27% lower plasma insulin levels and 32% lower liver triglyceride levels than the mice not fed cocoa.

According to the Markets and Markets report, “Global Chocolate, Cocoa Beans, Lecithin, Sugar and Vanilla Market by Market Share, Trade Prices, Geography Trend and Forecasts (2011-2016),” the global chocolate market stood at $83.2 billion in 2010 and will reach an estimated $98.3 billion by 2016.

The results seem to confirm that flavanols in chocolate can indeed protect the brain from neurodegeneration, or at least slow it down.

ADM Cocoa is restructuring its organization into five key regions and business units.

Barry Callebaut AG agreed to buy Singapore-based Petra Foods Ltd.’s cocoa-ingredients unit for $950 million.

Balance Bar Company announced its new Balance Bar Dark line.

Eating cocoa flavanols daily may help improve mild cognitive impairment.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that cocoa powder and dark chocolate can help people improve blood circulation.

Blommer Chocolate Co. said it will invest $45 million to support cocoa sustainability efforts by 2020 under a new program it calls Sustainable Origins.

Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business has officially marked the completion of upgrades to its cocoa processing facility in Wormer, the Netherlands.