The sharp rise in the international prices of Coffea robusta, a key ingredient in chocolates and extensively utilized in instant coffee and cocoa, is heightening inflation rates.
Customers browse through chocolates at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. [NEWS1]
The sharp rise in the international prices of Coffea robusta, a key ingredient in chocolates and extensively utilized in instant coffee and cocoa, is heightening inflation rates.
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