In Vietnam, like many countries around the world, modern food retail is expanding, food is becoming more processed and packaged, and unhealthy food marketing is pervasive across physical and digital spaces. These shifts deliver convenience and (in some cases) safer handling, but they also make less healthy options easier to find and harder to avoid. A new study by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, along with their colleagues, maps these changes and the policy responses and proposes a more robust framework for a faster response.

From 191 samples representing 45 origins, international flavour experts have selected the 2025

Best 50 cacaos and their producers. Part of the 2025 Cacao of Excellence Awards, the Best 50

highlights exceptional quality, diversity, and farmer dedication.