Master's student produces chocolate bar with UK-grown cocoa to highlight climate threats to crops

A British researcher created the first domestically produced chocolate bar since 1932 using cocoa grown in a Reading glasshouse, demonstrating how climate change is constraining global cocoa cultivation.

First covered Aug 11, 2026 · 10:00 PM PT · 1 article

Master's student produces chocolate bar with UK-grown cocoa to highlight climate threats to crops — Image via theguardian.com

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14h Guardian Environment All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa — Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the only person in…

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Appeared in: 2026-08-12 (#10)

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