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Forever Ghana: Barry Callebaut 'on track to making sustainable chocolate the norm'

In the third article in our series, we look at Barry Callebaut's work in Ghana, the second largest cocoa growing country in the world, as the group released results of its Forever Chocolate global sustainability progress report.

Nestlé Japan launches KitKat with cocoa fruit chocolate

Nestlé has launched its first product to use a unique chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using the iconic KitKat wafer to test consumer reaction in Japan.

Mission-led chocolate: Reach hardest hit farmers with cocoa province claims

Mission-led chocolate brands promoting a cocoa province can not only generate consumer engagement, but help deprived producing communities that need it most, according to a sustainability analyst.

Russian confectionery hits new highs in 2019

Investment in the Rot Front factory in Moscow brings increase in confidence as country’s confectioners target Asian market.

What next for fair trade after confidence crisis?

Fair trade standards should become watchdogs instead of the benchmark for sustainability, argues the recently appointed head of sustainable commodities NGO Solidaridad.