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Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends

  • Written by Kristy Leissle, Researcher & author, University of Washington, Bothell
Craft chocolate is on the rise.Artem Z/Shutterstock.com

‘Tis the season to eat chocolate. And for the chocolate industry, there’s nothing sweeter, since this is the time of year when it enjoys a spike in sales and, at least for some, rising profits.

Globally, chocolate and its source, cocoa, are in a moment of dynamism and change. In...

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