chocolate

Valentine's Day is coming up this weekend and I think some of the gift ideas at the dollar stores are worth looking into. To me, love isn't about how much money you spend. If you've got the money, fine, buy a dozen, long-stemmed roses, have dinner in a fancy restaurant, or both. For the rest of...

For that delicious moment when you give sweets to your sweetie on Valentine's Day, WalletPop offers one expert's list of the top chocolate values. Clay Gordon, creator of thechocolatelife.com and author of "Discovering Chocolate" (Gotham), did the anointing based on the best blend of taste and...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, get 15% off your purchase of Ghirardelli Chocolate now through Jan. 31. Use code JAN2010. There are LOTS of love-themed chocolates for sale now, including heart-shaped boxes of treats, teddy bears, and sweets wrapped in red. If you have an iPhone, you can buy...

On Monday, Cadbury accepted a $19.4 billion buyout offer from Kraft Foods. As the smoke clears from that momentous decision, commentators and chocolate lovers from around the world are arguing over the sale, Kraft's practices, and what Cadbury means to Great Britain.

After weeks of sitting on the sidelines while Cadbury played cat-and-mouse with Kraft Foods, Hershey is finally ready to make a bid for the U.K.-based chocolate maker. Sources close to the Hershey board say that the company will bid $17.9 billion for Cadbury.

Hershey (HSY) is an odd sort of company. Its governance is not in the hands of its board of directors. A charity called the Hershey Trust, established in 1894, effectively decides how the confectionery company is run and who will run it. Hershey has its own board, but in some ways it is close to a...

What's the world's favorite sweet treat? In my book that's chocolate, and at this time of year, there's more and more of it appearing on store shelves everywhere, including dollar stores. A box of chocolates is always a good choice when you're not sure what to get someone or just to have on hand as...

Just when you thought Cadbury (CBY) might just gather up its creme eggs and call it quits on buyout talks, two additional suitors have stepped forward to woo the legendary British chocolate company. Hershey (HSY) and Italy's Ferrero have confirmed they are interested in bidding for Cadbury,...

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Chocolate lovers have a reason to celebrate. David Edwards, a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard University, has developed an alternative to the pesky wrappers keeping chocoholics from enjoying a delicious indulgence: "Le Whif." Edwards' "Whif" is an inhaler that puffs micro-particles...