cocoa

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“There is certainly a case for lower cocoa and sugar prices to ease costs in the second half of the year,” said Bret Kenwell, a U.S. investment analyst with eToro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Underpinning the surge in retail prices is a historical move seen in futures for cocoa, the underlying ingredient for chocolate.

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

Following a surge in the cost of cocoa - the main ingredient of chocolate - in 2024, prices have since crashed.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

After a tasty breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast, made by Mom, and tea and hot cocoa with marshmallows, made by Dad, I headed back to my room.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas