Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s own Willy Wonka? The ‘father’ of the Xbox is now perfecting lab-grown chocolate

Seamus Blackley is best known for creating the Xbox game console. Now he has a new mission: to start a Los Angeles chocolate company. The challenge? Cacao trees don’t grow in the Southern California ...
Yahoo

Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways ...
Daily Reporter

Chocolate’s future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways ...
Penn Live

Companies crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to meet demand

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to ...
The Columbian

Companies crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

Chocolate callets are displayed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Climate change is stressing ...