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Man who found smooth Mars bar gets $4 compensation
Company admitted a slip-up in production, saying the chocolate swirl ‘isn’t going away’.

What can you buy for $1?
The New Zealand $1 coin has halved in value since it was introduced in 1991.

Whittaker's chocolate to cost Kiwi shoppers more as company raises prices
'We are increasing prices by as little as we can.'

The real reason you crave chocolate during your period
There’s a popular belief that period cravings are linked to hormones.

Dr. Linia Patel’s dark chocolate crunch bars are something you could eat every day
Many shop-bought protein bars 'aren’t great for you to be eating habitually'.

Cocoa crisis forces Hawke’s Bay chocolatier to raise prices
Cocoa prices hit 50-year high; Silky Oak Chocolates plans gradual price hikes.

Why you should be enjoying red wine, berries and chocolate to stave off dementia
Telegraph: A new study offers positive news for lovers of red wine and chocolate.

Two Raw Sisters: Olive oil chocolate mousse with sea salt
Satisfy your sweet tooth in just 10 minutes.

Chocolate Dreams have come true for one Christchurch kid
Amateur chocolatiers from all over NZ fight it out in the annual Chocolate Dreams flavour contest! Reporter Penny takes us to the judges and we find out the Junior category winner.

Soaring coffee prices force roasters to add lower-cost beans to blends
Financial Times: High-quality arabica, cheaper beans have both surged in recent months.

Whittaker’s 'assessing damage' after choc factory fire, person suffers smoke inhalation
The fire was confined to one piece of equipment.

Is it okay to eat dark chocolate despite having heavy metals?
Researchers found lead and cadmium in cocoa products - should we be worried?

10 of the best chocolate destinations for chocolate lovers
Discover the top chocolate-producing countries for World Chocolate Day.

Shoplifter caught stealing almost 250 chocolate blocks from supermarket
The alleged offender was involved in a number of South Auckland shoplifting offences.

Kiwi classic disappearing from supermarket shelves
Stocks are dwindling as Cadbury makes cuts.

Kim Knight: What to cook for dinner? ChatGPT says chocolate crumpets
OPINION: Kim Knight discovers meals are weirder when AI does the planning.

Why this Auckland hot chocolate is the hottest winter trend
Everybody is talking about this Auckland-based hot chocolate on TikTok - but why?

Behind the scenes of Cocoa Wilds’ latest social media trend
Chocolatier Byron McLean reveals the secret behind Cocoa Wilds' viral social media trend. Video / Alyse Wright

Fonterra 2024/25 milk price heading well north of $8/kgMS
Prices for a key ingredient of chocolate and icecream rose in a strong auction showing.

A failed crop rattled the chocolate industry. Then speculators came
NY Times: After a production shortfall in Africa, cocoa prices rose. Then they went nuts.