Hershey says it will shift back to classic Reese's recipe after backlash
Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year, after getting criticism for changing the popular treats.
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Reese's family member criticizes Hershey for "quietly replacing" ingredients
Brad Reese claims Hershey is cutting costs by relying on cheaper ingredients, risking the Reese's brand.
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Study: Wine grapes, coffee, chocolate crops at risk
A new study published in the open-access journal Environmental Research Letters found that while society is exploring ways to adapt to climate change with new technology, those efforts alone may not be enough to protect these crops from increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has more.
Climate change raising cocoa prices: NYT
A new report from The New York Times explores why companies are substituting real chocolate with other ingredients due to climate change. Claire Brown, a climate writer for the New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss.
Hershey candy prices increasing amid global cocoa shortage
The Hershey Company said that it's raising candy prices to keep up with the increasing cost of cocoa. There's an ongoing global shortage of the essential chocolate ingredient, as heat waves and heavy rain linked to climate change continue to significantly impact West Africa, which supplies the majority of the world's cocoa.
How people in different states celebrate Valentine's Day
Here's a look at some of the top Valentine's Day search trends and what they reveal about how Americans planned to celebrate.
Why cocoa prices are soaring to record levels
Higher cocoa prices are hitting chocolate lovers' wallets. CBS News reporter Taurean Small explains what's driving the increase, and what chocolate brands are doing to adapt.
Shopkeeper hatches charitable solution to a chocolate egg-buying blunder
Dan ap Dafydd accidentally ordered 720 chocolate Easter eggs for his store on a Scottish Island, where the entire population is only about 500.
Chocolate Easter egg overload
CBS News' Ian Lee spoke with a shopkeeper on a tiny Scottish island who managed to hatch a charitable solution to his chocolate-Easter-egg-buying blunder.
Florida woman suing Hershey for $5 million over looks of Reese's holiday candy
Pennsylvania-based The Hershey Company is facing a lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages over the wrappers on Reese's peanut butter candies.
Candy company uses cocoa harvested by kids
American chocolate giant Mars did more than $45 billion in sales last year due, in large part, to chocolates like Mars Bars, M&Ms and Snickers. CBS News traveled to West Africa and found children as young as 5 years old harvesting cocoa that ends up in treats. CBS News' Debora Patta reports on her findings in Ghana.
Iconic chocolate brand linked to child labor
CBS News traveled across Ghana's remote cocoa belt and found children working on small subsistence farms that supply U.S. chocolate giant Mars. Foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Candy company uses cocoa harvested by child labor: CBS News investigation
Children in Ghana, some as young as 5, are working cocoa fields and wielding machetes instead of attending school.
Candy company uses cocoa harvested by child labor
CBS News found children in Ghana as young as 5 years old using machetes nearly as big as themselves to harvest the cocoa beans that end up in some of America's most-loved chocolates like M&Ms and Snickers. Debora Patta reports.
More chocolate products found to contain heavy metals, Consumer Reports says
Consumer group found "concerning" levels of lead or cadmium in a third of the products it tested, from brownie mixes to chocolate chips.
The bittersweet reality behind chocolate
Chocolate is a more than $100 billion industry, but its story is not all sweet. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 1.5 million children still work illegally on cocoa plantations. Correspondent Seth Doane visits Ghana, where much of the world's cocoa beans are grown, and talks with candymakers who are working to cultivate chocolate free from child labor, and help harvesters earn a living wage.
How the extreme heat is hurting Texas businesses
In a survey last month, nearly one quarter of Texas businesses said this summer's heat has negatively impacted their revenue and production. Omar Villafranca reports.
Report finds Americans are snacking more
Pass the trail mix and popcorn, because a lot us here in the U.S. are snacking more than ever. And here's some more food for thought: market research firm Circana Group finds most Americans are eating three or more snacks a day. That's up 8% in the past two years. Jesse Newman, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering food and agriculture, joins CBS News with more.
Japan's women are done buying men Valentine's "obligation chocolates"
In the 1980s it became a custom for females to buy chocolate to hand out to male co-workers and bosses. Many are "glad it's over."
The history of fudge: Did a mistake create a sweet treat?
Our appetite for the chocolate staple dates back more than a century, when someone making candy allegedly "fudged" a recipe.
Trader Joe's sued over lead and cadmium in dark chocolate
One lawsuit seeks $550 in damages for every time customers bought chocolate from the California grocery chain.
Heavy metals found in dark chocolate like Trader Joe's, Hershey's
Consumer Reports says potentially harmful levels of cadmium and lead were detected in some chocolate brands.
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