{"id":136265,"date":"2024-04-02T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/luxus-magazine-le-chocolat-nouvel-or-noir\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T12:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T10:49:50","slug":"chocolate-the-new-black-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/chocolate-the-new-black-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] Chocolate, the new black gold ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Easter wouldn&#8217;t be the same without its iconic chocolate eggs. A tradition that, once again this year, delighted both young and old. However, a shadow looms over the chocolate industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in its history, the price of cocoa beans has surpassed the symbolic threshold of <strong>$10,000 per ton<\/strong> on <strong>Tuesday, March 26th<\/strong>. Industrial giants are destabilized by this meteoric rise and the prospect of dwindling stocks. Given the increasing consumption of chocolate worldwide, the scenario of shortage is worrisome.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20496 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/39601082.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Chocolate Frenzy<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cocoa productions are facing increased and global demand. Asian countries, in particular, have developed a newfound taste for chocolate. Since the <strong>1990s<\/strong>, the market growth in China has led foreign brands such as <strong>Ferrero, Cadbury, or Mars<\/strong> to establish themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This indulgence quickly integrated into the country&#8217;s traditions. In the case of <strong>the Mid-Autumn Festival<\/strong>, held annually in China, mooncakes are the event&#8217;s specialty. Typically filled with red beans, egg yolk, or meat, these pastries have been revamped by giants like the American <strong>Starbucks<\/strong> or the Belgian chocolatier <strong>Godiva<\/strong>, who now offer chocolate mooncakes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By capitalizing on this new attraction to cocoa, brands ensure themselves an increasingly extensive clientele.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20494\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chocolate-Moon-Cake-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"666\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Maxim&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/le-chocolat-nouvel-or-noir\/\">Click here to read the article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Photo : \u00a9 Pexels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter wouldn&#8217;t be the same without its iconic chocolate eggs. 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