Chocolate

A shortage of cocoa beans is driving up the cost to make chocolate — especially for small chocolatiers. That means people buying chocolate for Easter can expect high prices.

We think of chocolate as an unalloyed good. People rhapsodize over it. They say they would sooner go without, well, many things, than chocolate. Some even…

Coffee may jump to mind when thinking about drinks we consume originating from plants. But tea is more widely consumed.In Part 2 of a series on coffee,…