Why Valentine’s Day will taste more bitter this year

14/02/2025

Podcast by Charles Cohen, Giada Santana, Miriam Sáenz de Tejada

Are you looking forward to celebrating the day of love? You’re not the only one.

For food producers, Valentine's Day is a test of how far consumers are willing to stretch their budgets.

Chocolate prices have been skyrocketing due to a perfect storm of supply chain disruptions, climate change, and energy crisis. Only in December 2024, cocoa bean prices surged by 250%.

How is inflation shaping broader food trends in Europe? And what alternatives to cocoa beans chocolate could we soon see?

In this episode, host Giada Santana and agri-food reporter Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro explore how the food market is adapting to unprecedented costs.

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