cocoa
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The floating container of the hazelnut cocoa spread briefly stole attention from the approaching milestone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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
"My husband fell sick, and I couldn't get money to take him to the hospital. So he died at home," 52-year-old Ghanaian cocoa farmer Akosua Frimpong told the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
“Hokey the house-elf was convicted by the Ministry of poisoning her mistress’s evening cocoa by accident.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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