News Headline
Chocolate could be extinct by 2050, but some companies think genetic engineering could save their supply
Source
Business Insider
Publication Date
2019-02-12
The world's chocolate supply is dwindling. As our global sweet tooth begins to outpace cocoa production, major chocolate companies like Mars Inc. and Barry Callebaut expect to see an industry deficit of 4.4 billion pounds of chocolate by 2030. And by 2050, the cacao seeds used to make chocolate could be extinct.