Cocoa and Chocolate News from Around the World
COCOA AND CHOCOLATE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Some of our thoughts and observations of the latest industry happenings
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It's Chocolate Week — the UK's annual celebration of fine chocolate. Here's how York Cocoa Works is marking the occasion with tastings, workshops, special menus, and meet-the-maker sessions.
In February 2026, we won a lot of Kampura cacao — a light, heirloom-status cacao from a regenerative agroforestry farm in Izabal, Guatemala — at the Cacao of Excellence Ed Seguine Auction at Chocoa in Amsterdam. This is its story.
Did you see this news about the quest for “perfect” chocolate? For the thousands of...
This Easter we were delighted to welcome BBC Masterchef personality Leyla Kazim exploring, unsurprisingly chocolate!
Leyla explored our chocolate making process at York Cocoa Works as well as the many chocolate celebrations taking place as part of York Chocolate Festival before heading on up the road to discover a chocolate brand that's been fully embracing the "Dubai" Chocolate bar craze!
Our journey has been everything but a straight road! Looking back on it makes a...
Our position on the EUDR - (European Union Deforestation Regulation) Today we saw an eventual...
This last year as many of you will have seen has come with considerable volatility in the cocoa price.
THE CHOCOLATE CULTURALIST
Exploring Chocolate heritage from York and other consuming influences
From Mary Tuke's defiance of the Merchant Adventurers in 1725 to Agnes Pilopaso's cocoa cooperative in Guadalcanal — the women who built York's chocolate industry have always been here. It's time their story was told.
Chocolate maker and chocolatier are not the same thing — and understanding the difference changes how you think about every bar you eat. Here's what sets them apart, and why it matters.
Of all the cities in Britain, why did York become the chocolate capital of the world? The answer lies in geography, trade, Quaker values, and the remarkable people who shaped a city — and an industry.
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Three days of complete immersion in the craft of bean-to-bar chocolate making. Our Crafting Chocolate Learning Program runs this October at York Cocoa Works — here's what to expect.
The York Food & Drink Festival Schools Program connects local children with food producers for hands-on learning. Here's how York Cocoa Works is bringing chocolate education into classrooms across the city.
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