Biotech company aims to help candy giant Mars make a more resilient cacao tree

CREVE COEUR, Missouri: The world loves chocolate. But keeping pace with global cravings can be a tall order for chocolate producers – a challenge made even tougher as climate change and disease threaten the world’s cocoa supply. 

The threat has prompted major industry players like the candy bar giant, Mars – which makes Snickers, M&M’s, and Dove chocolate, among other products – to find a solution in biotechnology. 
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/11/02/biotech-company-aims-to-help-candy-giant-mars-make-a-more-resilient-cacao-tree/#G7f2wwIvB5zk2vVS.99