Cocoa prices have more than tripled over the last year as disease and adverse weather in Ghana and neighbouring Ivory Coast, the world's top two producers, have hit production. CEO Peter Feld said Barry Callebaut was well covered with cocoa beans thanks to its competitive edge in sourcing.

For over 100 years, Callebaut has used the whole-bean roasting technique, rather than just roasting cocoa kernels. This technique allows preservation of all flavors and aromatic oils within the cocoa husk and fully releases them in the chocolate.

Callets contain 5.6 grams of fat per 15-gram serving, while chocolate chips have just 4.5 grams of fat for the same size serving (if you recall our blog post about chocolate chips, you may remember that chocolate chips are specifically designed with higher cocoa solids so they don't melt when baked).