Topic: global chocolate market
It’s Hershey’s versus West Africa as global war over chocolate heats up
Ivory Coast & Ghana accuse Hersheys of circumventing premiums tacked on to prices of cocoa futures that are meant to raise incomes for farmers, many of whom live below poverty line.
A global chocolate glut is coming because duty-free shops are closed
Lack of airport sales along with postponement or cancellation of chocolate-heavy events such as weddings and cruise bookings are adding to the fall in sales.
3-D printed chocolate to start reaching consumer market
Gourmet clients can come up with their own designs, shapes and sizes for use in desserts, confectionery, hot drinks and pastries.
The world just can’t get enough chocolate
The global chocolate market shows no sign of slowing down with the three main cocoa processing regions reporting a rise in cocoa demand in the third quarter from a year earlier.
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India has debated sedition at length but it won’t go without the overhaul of justice system
Preventive Detention has stayed its course because India didn’t invest much in the investigative competence of the police, or legal acumen of the prosecutors.
World’s $300 trillion in debt. Here’s what it means for services like health, education
To meet debt payments, at least 100 countries will have to reduce spending on essential services, the IMF estimates.
Defence
As drones usher in new era of warfare, India’s growing UAV industry begins to take flight
With a growing indigenous base of drone manufacturers and exporters, and incentives from government, industry sentiment is bullish. However, some concerns remain.
Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.