Barry Callebaut has been purchasing 100% of Biolands's top-grade cocoa since 2000.

The company’s next certification milestone is to reach between 40-50% of all cocoa purchased globally by 2016.

In response to higher cocoa prices, David Michael re-launched Cocoa-Mate

Confectionery giants noted there are just not enough cocoa plantations across the globe to cater to the soaring chocolate demand.

The company received the right to use the health claim that "cocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow."

The film is made from ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and could be used in the food packaging industry.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company says its three new Frappé flavors -- Mocha, White Mocha and Frozen Hot Cocoa -- deliver decadence, quality and value in foodservice beverage applications.

Mice fed a cocoa supplement had about 27% lower plasma insulin levels and 32% lower liver triglyceride levels than the mice not fed cocoa.

According to the Markets and Markets report, “Global Chocolate, Cocoa Beans, Lecithin, Sugar and Vanilla Market by Market Share, Trade Prices, Geography Trend and Forecasts (2011-2016),” the global chocolate market stood at $83.2 billion in 2010 and will reach an estimated $98.3 billion by 2016.

The results seem to confirm that flavanols in chocolate can indeed protect the brain from neurodegeneration, or at least slow it down.