There’s nothing plain about the vanilla market. The price of the bean used to flavor everything from ice cream and chocolate to cola and pastries more than tripled in the past year as output slipped ...

Banish the phrase "plain vanilla" from your lexicon. Why? Because vanilla is one of the most complex spices around, boasting at least 250 different flavor and aroma compounds, only one of which is ...

Not at all plain, the vanilla market has turned volatile again. Five years ago prices for vanilla beans were hovering at about $20 a kilogram. This January, industry sources reported prices above $200 ...

If your favorite ice cream flavor is still vanilla, perhaps it’s time to broaden those horizons a bit: A bad harvest in Madagascar has led to a price surge for its most prized crop, vanilla beans, ...

There’s nothing plain about the vanilla market. The price of the bean used to flavor everything from ice cream and chocolate to cola and pastries more than tripled in the past year as output slipped ...

All of this quarantine cooking and baking has been a boon for at least one business you probably had not considered: vanilla. It's a key ingredient in cakes and cookies (not to mention ice cream and ...

MAROVATO, Madagascar (Reuters) - Rocketing vanilla prices bought Madagascan farmer Berlin Ranary a hot pink sofa, a motorbike - and a double-barrelled shotgun to protect his crop. Thieves have stolen ...