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Leticia Yankey is the founder of the first ladies-only cocoa cooperative in Ghana. Pic: Oxfam

Oxfam slams large chocolate companies at World Cocoa Conference

Against a backdrop of cocoa topping $11,000 per metric ton on the futures market for the first time last week, Oxfam says its experts will be highlighting the discrepancies in farmgate price at this week’s World Cocoa Conference (WCC) in Brussels (21-24 April).

Nestlé's HQ in Vevey, Switzerland. Pic: Nestlé

Nestlé rejects resolution to scale back on ‘unhealthy’ products

Nestlé shareholders rejected a resolution at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday (19 April) demanding the KitKat maker reduce its reliance on unhealthy products.

British chocolate brand introduces new paper flow wrap for bars

Independent chocolatiers Cox & Co has developed new paper flow wrap chocolate packaging, allowing it to phase out all plastics on its production line and give consumers curbside recyclable wrapping.

Mondelēz International under investigation: What is parallel trade?

In 2021, the European Union opened up a formal investigation into Mondelēz International for allegedly restricting parallel trade. What is parallel trade? And how can it harm competition?