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NEWS ABOUT: chocolate

chocolate stories: 29 news summaries

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Bishops' Bright Idea: Give Up Carbon for Lent

Brits urge faithful to fast to cut emissions, fight global warming

Feb 5, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - For many Christians, Lent is a time to forgo chocolate or ice cream, but two senior British bishops have a better idea: “fasting” away your carbon footprint. “The poor are already suffering the effects of climate change,” says Liverpool’s bishop. “To carry on regardless of... More »

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climate change • Christianity • carbon footprint • religion • chocolate • Church of England • Lent

Campbell's Sells Godiva

Soup maker gets $850M, will focus on core businesses

Dec 21, 07 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - To ensure that its bottom line stays “M'm! M'm! Good,” the Campbell Soup Company sold its upscale Godiva chocolate brand yesterday for $850 million. Yildiz Holding of Turkey beat out Starbucks and Hershey’s to nab the Belgian chocolatier, which racks up $500 million in annual sales, the... More »

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Turkey • luxury goods • Godiva • soup • chocolate • Yildiz Holding • Ulker Group

Chocolate Makers Face Sticky Probe

US and Canada
investigate possible price-fixing

Dec 20, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Following a similar investigation in Canada last month, the Justice Department has launched a probe into possible price-fixing in the US chocolate industry. The suspects form a rich, creamy lineup: M&M maker Mars acknowledged it has been contacted by the DOJ, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nestle, too, says... More »

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Department of Justice • Hershey • antitrust • Cadbury Schweppes • price fixing • chocolate • Nestle

Before It Was Chocolate,
It Was Beer

Sweet treat traced to celebratory Honduran brew 3,100 years ago

Nov 13, 07 8:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Chocolate had its origins at least 3,100 years ago in Central America not as a sweet treat but as a celebratory beer-like beverage, reported scientists yesterday after analyzing residues from ancient pottery vessels. The earliest beverages made from cacao—the source of chocolate—likely were produced by fermenting the... More »

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beer • chocolate • Central America • Aztecs • Ceremonial beverages

Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

Treat may work by boosting brain's serotonin levels

Oct 1, 07 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A daily dose of dark chocolate noticeably improves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have discovered. Scientists speculate that the chocolate may boost brain serotonin levels in sufferers, who reported significantly less fatigue when they ate 45 grams a day of chocolate high in cocoa content. More »

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health • United Kingdom • study • blood pressure • serotonin • chocolate • chronic fatigue syndrome • health study

Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

Milk chocolate's healthier sibling grows more popular than ever

Aug 22, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overall chocolate sales are down, but Americans are increasingly indulging their sweet tooth with dark chocolate. The bitter, coffee-flavored treat is on the rise: Last year, dark chocolate sales surged 15% while sales of more popular milk chocolate dipped 5.5%. And boosted by claims of health benefits, dark chocolate... More »

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FDA • Mars • Hershey • chocolate • antioxidants • flavonoids • Nestle

Campbell's to Shed Chocolatier

Soup shop hopes to sell distracting Godiva

Aug 9, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Campbell's may be trimming some fat from its budget: Bloomberg reports the food company is looking to sell the luxe Godiva brand, which is weighing down on the more wholesome corners of its pyramid. Campbell's is intent on slurping up new markets in Russia and China, and the sweets trade—... More »

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food • Godiva • Campbell • soup • chocolate

$600 Coffee 'Processed'
by Civets

Java-lovers' treat plucked from droppings of animals who gorge on beans

Jul 13, 07 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Starbucks. Hyper coffee connoisseurs are coughing up $600 for a pound of the world's priciest coffee, a blend plucked from the droppings of a civet, a small Indonesian mammal that forages for fresh coffee beans. Fans describe the taste of kopi luwak as earthy, with a note of... More »

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Indonesia • coffee • Hong Kong • kopi luwak • delicacy • drinks • beverages • civet • chocolate

Sweet Tooth Bolsters
Heart Health

Even most tasty kinds of dark chocolate will lower blood pressure, study shows

Jul 4, 07 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - More sweet news for chocoholics: Small doses of dark chocolate—even candy-aisle favorites like Dove or Hershey's—may reduce blood pressure by 2-3 points, new research shows. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests commercial chocolate can provide some of the same benefits as... More »

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health • heart disease • blood pressure • flavanols • nitric oxide • chocolate • American Medical Association • health study • medical study

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