The slowdown at Europe’s cocoa factories is deepening, highlighting how historically high prices are curbing demand and hurting processors’ profits in the top chocolate consuming region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/markets/europe-cocoa-global-chocolate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cocoa #chocolate #europe #eu

MORENA going all out with the bread and circuses act:
"The federal government launched Chocolate Bienestar [Well-being Chocolate], which was presented yesterday during President Sheinbaum's morning press conference as a 'highly nutritious' food, made with cocoa purchased from preferably Indigenous producers and sweetened with sugar cane."
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2025/07/11/politica/010n1pol
"Chocolate Bienestar has 3 warning labels which are for excess sugars, high calories, and saturated fats."
https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/chocolate-bienestar-que-dice-leyendas-frases-etiquetado

Linux is like Ice Cream ❤️
https://www.optoutproject.net/linux-is-like-ice-cream/
Like ice cream, the #Linux operating system 🐧 comes in different flavors.
Imagine you'd never tried ice cream before, wondering -- Do I go for Vanilla, Strawberry or Chocolate?
Yes, the afficionados have their own crazy flavor combinations 🍨 and are proud of them. But you don't have to do that. You can just start with #Vanilla or #Chocolate and that is fine. 🍦
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