What bit of culinary magic transforms a cacao bean into a chocolate bar? Science, plus some human imagination. Cacao beans have been cultivated for thousands of years originating in pre-modern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chocolate-maker Shawn Askinosie, left, and Vitaliano Sarabia (right), president of a cacao farmers cooperative in Ecuador, inspect ...

The founder of Askinosie Chocolate just embarked on his 50th trip to meet with and work alongside the farmers who grow the cocoa beans used by the company. Shawn Askinosie, a Springfield attorney who ...

If “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” had been set in Missouri, the chocolate factory could be owned by Shawn and Lawren Askinosie. Just like Willy Wonka, they love asking chocolate lovers to tour ...

The do-gooding tendencies of Askinosie Chocolate are as much a part of the company as the chocolate itself. Owner and proprietor Shawn Askinosie has long made it a point to share the Springfield-based ...

For the first time in five years, Askinosie Chocolate will be taking high school students to the east African country where many of its cocoa beans are grown. Chocolate University — a partnership ...

1 of 7 — The founders of Madécasse sought to base the entire chocolate-making process, from farm through factory, in Madagascar. The goal: keep jobs and cash in Africa. 2 of 7 — Workers in Madagascar ...

The founder and CEO of the Missouri-based chocolate company, Askinosie Chocolate, will be the speaker of the 7th annual God in the Workplace Series set for Monday and Tuesday at Louisiana Christian ...

Chocolate University, a program that teaches high school students about the chocolate industry and ethical business practices, is celebrating its eighth trip and 15th year. Fifteen students from ...

I t started in a Missouri kitchen with a coffee grinder and a bag of beans. At the time, the only thing Shawn Askinosie knew about chocolate was that he liked eating it. He was a criminal defense ...

Compliance professionals are often overextended and not taken care of. A compliance officer’s role should not be viewed solely to ensure compliance within a company but also to coach and advise. The ...