The World of Chocolate in a Box

TheChocolateWire now has has a YouTube channel featuring original videos and curated playlists on chocolate and cocoa-related topics.

The Alliance of Bioversity International, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and Salon du Chocolat are pleased to announce the 2021 edition of the International Cocoa Awards.

Released on Fridays, TheChocolateWire Weekly NewsBrief is a collection of five to seven stories of interest and import about cocoa and chocolate that came to our attention in the past week that you may have missed.

You're not the only one, says the FDA.

Spoiler Alert - It's Not What You Think. A preference for bitter or sweet is driven by genetic response to the presence of psychoactive chemicals.

Have you ever tasted a bar of small batch craft chocolate with an awards sticker or seal (or more than one!) on the wrapper and wondered what the heck the judges were thinking?

Some concrete proposals the small maker community might consider as it ponders growth challenges