Extraction of raw materials is where it all begins. In order for this craved Hershey Bar to become chocolate, it must go through many steps and processes. Lets begin with the cocoa pod. The cocoa pod comes from tropical evergreen cocoa trees, specifically the Theobroma Cacao. These types of trees are known to be in Central and South America and some parts of West Africa and Asia. These pods start off green, but then when they become ripe they’re orange. Once they’re orange, harvesters come to break the pod open with a machete, and lo and behold inside are the cocoa beans (“The World Atlas of Chocolate”).