A cocoa company from the western African nation of Ghana says it's opening a processing plant in Franklin that would be the largest food and beverage investment by an Africa-based company in the U.S.

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAAA) has called for increased investment in cocoa processing across Nigeria and Africa, saying the sector holds significant ...

ACCRA, GHANA — Cargill announced it has completed a 16-month, $13 million expansion of its cocoa processing facility in Tema, Ghana, an initiative that increased the plant’s grind capability by 20% ...

Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited, a leading Nigerian cocoa exporter, says it is constructing a 70,000-metric tonne cocoa processing factory and ...

Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

The company has had a presence in the city for more than a century, but will shut down the facility in July to improve efficiency.