Candy Makers Rethink Chocolate Amid Cocoa Market Volatility

From using laboratory technology to relying on vegetable oil, popular candy bars are changing.
Candy Makers Rethink Chocolate Amid Cocoa Market Volatility
Hershey's chocolates for sale on a store shelf in the Manhattan borough of New York on July 19, 2017. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Volatility in global cocoa markets has been pushing candy makers to revisit their chocolate supplies.

Over the past couple of years, international confectioners have been spooked by the wild swings in cocoa prices, fueled by supply challenges in West Africa and growing worldwide demand.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."