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Hello, I'm Hannah Buley, and this is Business Daily on the BBC World Service.

For many, a piece of chocolate, or two, is the ultimate indulgence.

Mmm, but it's been a challenging few years for the industry.

This crisis has been years in the making,

and one of the things was that the consumer got used to too cheap chocolate.

And now in the world's biggest market for the sweet treat, Europe, new rules on sustainability

could add more pressure to the supply chain.

I know in some of our producer networks that some of the farmers don't even have a cell phone.

So how do you start mapping your plantation?

But for some, the ideal behind these rules to reduce deforestation could bring much-needed changes to the industry.

It made the consumer aware of serviceable roads, the likes of potable waters, and the living conditions of the families of cocoa farmers.

Coco's conundrum, is there such a thing as an affordable and sustainable chocolate bar?

That's all coming up on today's business daily.

Can they have a hot chocolate please?

Sure.

With dairy, no?

Yes, thank you. Europeans love their chocolate.

Although the beans originated in South America, the Europeans really ran with it.

The continent now accounts for half of the consumption of the world's chocolate.

And after arguably centuries of inequality in the supply chain and accusations

of child labour, exploitation and environmental harm in recent decades, there's been a real

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