Who makes, and consumes, the most chocolate products in the world?

The actual cocoa beans are grown in countries near the equator from Ecuador to Ivory Coast to Indonesia.

World Chocolate Day, celebrated on July 7th every year, pays homage to one of the world's most beloved treats: chocolate. Native to Central and South America, chocolate and cocoa have a long history, with the Aztecs and Mayans among the most well-known indigenous populations to have cultivated cocoa. According to the World Cocoa Foundation, researchers …