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Archives for April 22, 2012

← 2012

Support cocoa farmers or face a ‘chocolate crisis’, warns academic

23-Apr-2012
By Oliver Nieburg

Chocolate manufacturers will face a serious cocoa supply shortage unless they work to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and allow them to invest in sustainable production, according to an academic.

Debt mounts for Malaysian confectionery firm Silver Bird

23-Apr-2012

Malaysian firm Silver Bird Group Berhad has defaulted on loan repayments totalling almost €1.7m (RM 6.5m) for its Standard Confectionery subsidiary.

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