cocoa
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During a postwar cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the scarce resource with an ingredient his town had in abundance: hazelnuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But world supply of cocoa has returned to being in surplus, according to data from the International Cocoa Organization published in February.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury - yet West Africa's cocoa farmers have not been reaping the benefit.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
And now Oliver Archer was going to drink my grandma’s cocoa.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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