FOOD FORWARD
to replicate chocolate but to make it better. Their faba-based creation also provides a healthier option, according to the startup, with 40 percent less sugar and higher protein, fiber, and antioxidants than conventional chocolate. And it’s kinder to our planet, with 90% less carbon emission per kg. The perfect storm – and the perfect lifeline 70% of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa, with the major producers being Ivory Coast and Ghana, but several factors have resulted in a drop of cocoa yields in the region, ranging from changing weather patterns – irregular rainfall, rising temperatures – to poor farming practices, disease, aging trees, and economic and humanitarian issues. Due to the continued shortage, the price of cocoa had surged by almost 144 per cent over the past year.
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