Ivory Coast: Think chocolate, war, child slave labor, inflation

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Young boys harvesting cocoa in the Ivory Coast.
America's favorite dessert ingredient is in jeopardy. The Ivory Coast, which is at war, is the world's largest producer of chocolate. The top three chocolate manufacturers, Cadbury, Hershey's and Nestle, all purchase their cocoa from the Ivory Coast and buy cocoa futures and options through the