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Hopping-high chocolate prices: What a cocoa shortage means for your Easter basket

Hopping-high chocolate prices: What a cocoa shortage means for your Easter basket

“Forget love, I’d rather fall in chocolate,” an anonymous saying. “But anyone for a dip?” Bernard Cibo’s passion has been chocolate for 41 years. He still makes Easter Bunnies for kids of all ages. “I got up early at 5:00 in the morning, and I still love what I’m doing. I really do,” he says. And his loyal customers are …

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Poor cocoa harvests cause bitter price increase for Easter chocolate

Poor cocoa harvests cause bitter price increase for Easter chocolate

This small chocolate maker is facing a bitter reality. There’s been an obvious increase that we’re feeling from our suppliers. The cost of cocoa, the key ingredient in all this chocolate, is way up, and that’s showing up on store shelves. We’re struggling to make ends meet without increasing prices to the point where they’re no longer affordable. Cocoa prices …

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