Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Bi-Lo will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Winn-Dixie stock in the merger.
The origins of chocolate, which is derived from  the Theobroma cacao tree, stretch back at least 4000  years.The plant is believed to have originated in the Amazon or  Orin â¦ oco basins in South America and was regarded by the Aztecs as  being of divine origin ('Theobroma' means 'food of the  gods').
There are scientific claims for the origin of the cocoa tree in several areas in Central and South America. These areas are: The upper Amazon region. This region's rich tropical rainforests are a primary centre of diversity and it is possible the cocoa tree grew here 10,000 to 15,000 years ago.