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').
Last updated at 11:40 13 November 2007. Scientists have discovered that chocolate was invented at least 3,100 years ago in Central America and not as the sweet treat people now crave, but as a celebratory beer-like beverage and status symbol.