When Kelly Go founded Auro Chocolate a decade ago, she struggled with what to do with all the leftover powder from grinding cocoa beans. At one point, the Philippines-based craft chocolatier simply dumped the powder while selling the pricier cocoa butter to candy makers.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/rising-cocoa-prices-push-processors-outside-the-candy-aisle)