Chocolate Prices Rise

Monday, 23 September 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Chocolate prices are on the rise. The Wall Street Journal says a shortage of cocoa beans is being made worse by our developing taste for dark chocolate. The Journal says consumers are drawn to dark chocolate for its highly publicized health benefits and lower sugar content. But dark chocolate takes more cocoa beans to produce than the same amount of milk chocolate.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal