Caring for the environment, showing off a transparent supply chain, and giving back are no longer optional but necessary for companies looking to build trust with today’s consumers.
With Asia’s interest in cocoa and chocolate at an ‘all time high’, Olam Cocoa has identified three key factors fuelling the region’s rising demand which looks set for continued increase across the next five years.
New action plans are integrated into Hershey’s broader Cocoa For Good Strategy and says they deliver the company’s commitment to the Cocoa & Forests Initiative.
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an agricultural development nonprofit, signed a memorandum of understanding with social impact investor Oikocredit to support financial management and sustainability in cocoa cooperatives through a USDA-led...
Wind power will operate the company’s six confectionery and pet food facilities, cutting 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 – ideally 100% by 2040.
The commitment by Mondelēz International to use 100% sustainable cocoa makes business sense -- but it now it needs to demonstrate it can truly improve people’s lives and the planet, says one analyst.
Company says 43% of its chocolate already carry the Cocoa Life logo, including Milka, Cadbury Dairy Milk, and Côte d’Or, while Toblerone and more local brands are added.
Rick Scobey, the president of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), outlines how cocoa outside sustainability programmes can be deforestation-free and what happens to farmers encroaching on protected areas.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has increased its initial treatment grant, which is part of the compensation package for landowners and cocoa farmers who agree to cut and replant infected trees under the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Program.
Nearly a decade and eight retail shops later, Dandelion Chocolate has expanded production to a ‘tech-forward’ space in San Francisco with room for manufacturing, retail and education.
Ever since the first cocoa trees were planted in the 18th century, Madagascar has been cultivating its single origin chocolate in a unique environment insulated from the rest of the world.
The joint venture, which will be renamed Alland & Sayaji, will aid access to a growing Indian economy and manufacturing sector, particularly in flavors, confectionery and beverages.
Global environmental campaign organization set up to protect forests, conserve oceans, and address climate change publishes its annual report card on chocolate companies. ICCO pledges more dialogue with EU on deforestation.
