Slattery chocolatiers have explained a dip in trade but say supplies should soon be boosted.
A chocolatier has told how the increasing price of raw ingredients to make the sweet treats has made the last 12 months "the worst trading period" since the business was founded in 1967.Extreme weather and under-investment in farms in West Africa have disrupted cocoa bean plantations, with reduced crop yields as a result.
Cocoa trees, which only grow in a narrow band around the equator, are particularly vulnerable to changes in their climate. "It is impacting us in every way, not just with the prices rises, but it's all our overheads too," Mr Slattery said. "I've been doing this job for 58 years and this is the worst trading period I've ever experienced, and we've been through a couple of financial depressions."
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