Cuckoo for Cocoa Bluffs

“The edits were easy to miss: The description on the front of the Mr. Goodbar wrapper changed from ‘milk chocolate with peanuts’ to ‘chocolate candy with peanuts.’ Almond Joy is now marketed as a “coconut and almond chocolate candy bar.’ Rolos are now wrapped in ‘rich chocolate candy’ instead of ‘milk chocolate.'” What’s Missing From Your Favorite Chocolate Bar? It May Be Chocolate. “As a reporter who covers the climate, I’d read about global warming contributing to drought in West Africa and sending cocoa prices through the roof, and I knew candy companies had raised prices and shrunk portions. But could it be that they were also tinkering with the makeup of the candy itself? Yes, it turns out.” (Everyone is choc full of it these days…)