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    As prices for everyone's favourite sweet treat soar - chocolate makers are searching to find cheaper alternatives

    As prices for everyone's favourite sweet treat soar - chocolate makers are searching to find cheaper alternatives

    20 January 2026
    A Rabobank report reveals manufacturers are exploring ways to replace cocoa beans - including lab-grown options - as climate pressures disrupt supply and make global cocoa prices rise.

    Raglan Chocolate Head Maker Mike Renfree says the commodity price of cocoa has been double what it was in 2023 - but it's mostly impacting the large multi-nationals.

    He says it was two dollars a kilo in 2023, went up to 12 dollars a kilo in 2024 and 2025 - and it's now lower down to five dollars - but there's a lag in the system.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity


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