Don’t be surprised this year if the Easter Bunny leaves more jellybeans and marshmallow Peeps than candy bars in baskets. Thanks to rising cocoa prices, chocolate treats like bunnies and peanut butter ...

Chocolate prices are expected to remain high this Halloween due to a significant global cocoa shortage driven by extreme weather in West Africa, where about 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced.

Some companies are better positioned for the consumer-purchasing shift than others. Product diversity could help those firms ...