World Chocolate Day: The EU is celebrating with sky-high prices

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In recent months the price of chocolate has gone into an escalation, which for many pockets resembles more liquid gold. Specifically, according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) consultant, its price has skyrocketed in the last two years almost 30% although the majority of this increase is due to cocoa and its products, which rose by 21.2%. While chocolate and family saw their price increase by 7.5%. The reason is that many chocolate products have an important…