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Topic: Chocolate

Chocolate will continue to become costlier. Here is why

As you savour chocolate this Valentine’s Day, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it.

Shivesh Bhatia’s cookbook launch was an ode to chocolate—brownies, cookie dough to mousse

Cookbooks are a passion project for 28-year old chef Shivesh Bhatia. And his new one is about a crowd pleaser.

A Hyderabad company putting Indian cacao beans on world map. With scientists-farmers combo

Manam Chocolate’s farms are located in the West Godavari region. Farmers here wake up and look at NASDAQ on their phones to check the price of cocoa.

From Amazon basin to South & Central America — study follows journey cacao plant made 5,000 yrs ago

Published in Scientific Reports journal, the French study looks at how plant may have spread via trade routes & attempts to understand how popular cacao varieties were domesticated.

‘Pitaji ki patloon’ to ‘uncle ji ki kursi’ — Cadbury 5 Star hit the spot with Ramesh-Suresh duo

The iconic twosome became cult figures in the early 2010s for their quirky antics and became synonymous with the chocolate bar.

Easter’s chocolate bunnies can teach us to save our food supply

Although there is no shortage of chocolate confections, consumers having to spend more on them is a harbinger of growing environmental and social burdens imperilling the industry.

‘Asli swaad zindagi ka’ — this 90s Cadbury Dairy Milk commercial changed Indian advertising

In 1994, confectionery giant Cadbury Dairy Milk launched an iconic commercial featuring model Shimona Rashi dancing with abandon on a cricket field.

Real story this Valentine’s Day is how heart-shaped chocolate became inseparable from 14 Feb

Cadbury to Kitkat, most every confectionary company and home baker goes for heart-shaped treats on Valentine's Day. The history of this association dates back to the 1800s.

Asia’s chocolate demand unlikely to bounce back as pandemic weakens consumption

Cocoa Association of Asia says consumption may pick up pace in the second half if vaccine roll-outs are successful, travel restrictions are lifted & global economy recuperates.

‘Cadbury Bytes is my horcrux’ — the popular chocolate snack that most 90s kids can’t forget

Described as ‘little parcels of Cadbury filled heaven’, Bytes combined the best of snack and chocolate for kids before they were discontinued around 2011 following a corporate takeover.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

1973 OPEC oil embargo to US-Israel & Iran war: 6 geopolitical conflicts that shaped India’s energy strategy

Hormuz crisis is only the latest in a line of geopolitical flashpoints that shaped India’s energy strategy over the years, starting from OPEC oil embargo that followed the Yom Kippur war.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.