10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (904+ words) “Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get,” said Forrest Gump. The message is simple: Life is full of surprises. Today, the line feels more literal than ever. While technology has advanced significantly, our…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (614+ words) Total Revenue: $6.8 million, up from $6.4 million in the same period last year. Product Sales: $5.2 million, compared to $4.9 million last year. Franchise and Royalty Fees: $1.6 million, up from $1.5 million last year. Total Product and Retail Gross Profit: Negative $33,000, compared to $0.6 million…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (389+ words) Unusual weather conditions throughout West Africa have pushed cocoa prices higher, with the crop rebounding to $7,420 per ton at the New York Exchange after hitting its lowest annual price point, Nairametrics reported. Heavy rainfall in the Ivory Coast has prevented…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (311+ words) Investing.com -- Cocoa prices are likely to fall next year from current elevated levels, but not as sharply as futures suggest, according to Berenberg. Analysts new pricing model, based on a survey of Ivory Coast farmers, projects a 20% drop in…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (311+ words) German chocolate producer Gubor Group is to shut a factory in the southern town of Cadolzburg next year. According to the confectioner, the facility has seen “significantly reduced capacity utilisation and considerably increased costs” in the last four years. As…...