Divine Chocolate, the only Fairtrade and B Corp certified chocolate company to be co-owned by cocoa farmers, has said it has strengthened farmer empowerment initiatives and has joined multi-stakeholder Agroforestry project with HALBA in Switzerland.
Fairtrade-certified, Divine Chocolate, has launched a range of bars for the shelves of the Nisa convenience store chain in the UK in time for Chocolate Week, which starts on 14 October.
B Corp certified Divine Chocolate is launching three new 90g sharing bars, which will be available in Co-op stores around the UK in time for International Cooperatives Day (June 29).
Divine Chocolate has announced that Sophi Tranchell, its first MD and also its CEO, has left her role after 21 years with the Fairtrade company, while a new majority shareholder is also announced.
Divine Chocolate was established in 1998 by a co-operative of cocoa farmers in Ghana that owns 44% of the company and shares in its profit and is known as the ‘Chocolate that Champions Women’.
Latest assessment by worldwide B Corporation movement puts Fairtrade’s ethical and premium chocolate brand as one of the highest scoring B Corps in the world.
London-based Divine Chocolate is leading the way in the field of ethical and sustainable chocolate as Ghanaian cocoa farmer cooperative plays a key part in UK’s international exporting success with the United States being its biggest market.
Divine Chocolate has redesigned its packs for the first time in five years to add an embossed seal front of pack indicating cocoa farmers own the company.
Social enterprise Divine Chocolate is pushing NPD innovation to capitalize on the growing higher cocoa trend evident in the popularity of its 85% chocolate bar.
UK Fairtrade candy company Divine Chocolate hopes to grow in mainland Europe's leading retailers and is considering expanding its cocoa sourcing to create a single-origin range, says the firm's managing director.
UK Fairtrade candy maker Divine Chocolate has secured distribution deals with US supermarket chains Kroger, Meijer, Roundy’s and Ahold and claims it is now competing with the largest US premium chocolate firms.
Giving cocoa farming cooperatives shares in chocolate firms would improve livelihoods and encourage them to boost yields and quality, while giving chocolate manufacturers greater control of their supply chain, says Divine Chocolate.
The first shipment of Fairtrade certified cocoa by farmers based in Sierra Leone has been bought by Divine Chocolate, a company co-owned by cocoa farmers in Ghana.
Major UK retailer Sainsbury's is diving into the charitable
chocolate market this month with the launch of new Fairtrade
chocolate slabs, Chocpix, in collaboration with the Divine
chocolate company.
