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Different types of chocolate bars are seen in the company supermarket at the Nestle headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, Feb. 19, 2010. Nestle, the world's biggest food group, is aiming for higher underlying sales growth in 2010 after a robust performance

Big chocolate companies use child labor. Can a 1789 US law hold them accountable for violations abroad?

Human rights

​​​​​​​The chocolate industry has a long documented problem with forced child labor. And the US Supreme Court is about to take up a case that may decide whether US companies can be held responsible. 

A biting midge pollinates a cacao flower on the Goodman Cacao Estate in Killaloe, Australia.

Giant chocolate industry depends on tiny insects for survival

Food
Corinne Joachim Sanon went back to Haiti to start a business, and she located her business, Askanya Chcolatiers, in the house where her grandmother grew up.

Eight years after the earthquake, a different taste of Haiti

Business
Cocoa beans

Will a new strain of cacao tree save us from the coming chocolate shortage?

Global Scan

How deforestation is fueling Ebola’s spread across Africa

Global Scan
A young boy feasts on chocolate, but rising prices mean he might have to come up with less messy ways to enjoy it.

Brace yourselves — higher chocolate prices are coming

Lifestyle & Belief

Global supply is down and global demand is up, which means higher prices for chocolate are now a reality. Mars and Hershey have already bumped up their prices. But don’t worry — there are ways to stretch your chocolate budget.Global supply is down and global demand is up, which means higher prices for chocolate are now a reality. Mars and Hershey have already bumped up their prices. But don’t worry — there are ways to stretch your chocolate budget.

Sweden and Switzerland work to distinguish themselves in China

Arts, Culture & Media

Switzerland makes chocolate. Sweden makes meatballs. These are just a couple of the clues in a competition to help Chinese people distinguish the two countries.

Cadbury chocolate bars

Court says Cadbury can’t keep competitors away from its signature purple color

Business, Economics and Jobs

Cadbury has staked its identity on the color purple. For years, it’s tried to keep competitors from using purple on their wrappers. But no longer. A UK court says Cadbury doesn’t have an exclusive right to the color when it comes to chocolate.

Chocolate lovers for the environment

Farmers in Mexico have been clearing their ecologically important cacao farms. Chocolate lovers are trying to help them bring the cacao back.

Designing a Green World

Business, Economics and Jobs

A new exhibition in New York explores the relationship between product design and sustainability.

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