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Rowntree Society investigates history of slavery and forced labour in cocoa company’s colonial-era past

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Rowntree Society investigates history of slavery and forced labour in cocoa company’s colonial-era past

16-Apr-2021
By Anthony Myers

The Rowntree Society has said it has uncovered links to slavery and historic racial abuse in the brand's supply chain in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rowntree chocolate factory in York was founded in 1862 and is the home of the KitKat...

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