Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) claimed its cocoa division has achieved 100% child labour and deforestation monitoring in its direct global supply chain, covering almost 183,000 households and 12,000 suppliers, respectively.
ConfectioneryNews talks to Wouter Stomph, North America Head of Ingredient Development & Innovation, Olam Cocoa, on the latest confectionery trends and why celebrating cocoa as an ingredient in its own right will play a significant part.
Given the unprecedented upheaval of this year, predicting ingredients trends for 2021 might seem a risky business, writes Wouter Stomph, North America Head of Product Development & Innovation, Olam Cocoa, as he explains why the whole won’t be greater...
Olam Cocoa, a leading supplier of cocoa beans and ingredients to the industry, has announced it has achieved 100% traceability of directly sourced cocoa across its global supply chain.
Olam Cocoa has announced a package of support to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and important medical supplies to its cocoa farming communities tackling COVID-19 across central and West Africa.
The use of cocoa in plant-based NPD, adventurous flavour combinations, the popularity of single origin products and ‘healthier’ products are gaining momentum in Asia’s cocoa market.
As part of the UN’s International Day of Education, Olam Cocoa and Rainforest Alliance help school children in Côte d'Ivoire learn about the dangers of deforestation.
Natural ingredients take centre stage at this year’s Fi Europe, the annual, and world's largest, gathering of ingredient buyers and decision makers in the food industry.
The company, one of the world's largest cocoa suppliers, commits to living incomes for farmers, a child labor-free supply chain and greater forest protection by 2030.
