Cocoa Fruit

Koa cocoa farmers celebrate the opening of a new facility to make the most of the cocoa pod. Pic: Koa Photography

Sustainabilty

Koa opens Africa's largest cocoa fruit factory in Ghana

By Anthony Myers

The Swiss-Ghanaian start-up Koa, whose aim is to transform the cocoa industry by upcycling parts of the cocoa fruit that are usually overlooked, has inaugurated Africa's largest cocoa fruit factory.

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Researchers use cocoa to tackle obesity in mice

By Danielle Masterson

Dietary supplementation with cocoa can improve obesity and obesity-related comorbidities, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.