Cocoa bitters boosts Angostura sales in United States 3 Days Ago Angostura's Cocoa Bitters boosted the groups bitters line sales which grew by 32 per cent in the United States in 2020. - Photo by Vidya Thurab At-home drinking which turned home-owners into mixologists during covid19 lockdowns helped the Angostura Group to earn a strong after-tax profit of $145.6 million last year. This amounts to an increase of 2.1 per cent or $2.9 million in 2019, chairman Terrence Bharath stated in the group's 2020 financial results. A welcome boost to the group's profitability came from the newest cocoa flavour of its world-renowned bitters, especially in the United States.