Tag cocoa-free chocolate

Artificial Intelligence, Food Science

Döhler Buys the Fava Bean Startup Reinventing Chocolate

Fava beans beside cocoa-free chocolate bars on a wooden surface

German ingredient giant Döhler has fully acquired UK startup Nukoko, betting cocoa-free chocolate fava bean technology is ready to scale.

Dan Bouchoucha
June 20, 2026

Food Science

Cargill and Voyage Foods Want to Replace Cocoa

Plant-based cocoa-free chocolate pieces alongside raw alternative ingredients on a table.

Their cocoa-free chocolate brand NextCoa just hit North America, two years after Cargill and Voyage Foods partnered to decarbonize the cocoa supply chain.

Kelly Anderson
May 15, 2026