also known as the Chocolate Fruit Tree. These trees grow near the equator in countries like the Dominican Republic because the tropical environment provides ideal rainfall, temperatures and soil ...

Organic chocolate is evolving, with brands infusing fruit and veg for a better-for-you treat. Discover how confectioners are ...

The insects responsible for pollinating cacao’s tiny flowers are, themselves, also tiny, in order to access the flower’s reproductive structures. Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall ...