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Sacks of cocoa beans are stacked ready for export in a Ghana warehouse. Pic: COCOBOD

Are we heading for a shortage of cocoa?

Heavier-than-usual rainfall during the past three to six months in the main cocoa-producing countries of West Africa - Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon could impact the chocolate industry due to a shortage of its main ingredient, according to Everstream Analytics, which risk scores and provides predictive supply chain insights for various companies and commodities.

Oh! Oh! Oh! Is there a right way to eat a candy cane?

There’s no more evident sign that the winter holidays are here than the emergence of candy canes on store shelves in the US – but what is the “right” way to eat them? It’s a fun question that always gets American consumers in a twist, so here goes …

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