Articles tagged as: Cocoa
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Friday, 29 May 2020 15:32The Hershey Company has expanded its Cocoa For Good program by committing to 100 percent direct-sourced cocoa in high-risk areas by 2025, which will include all of its cocoa sourced by its suppliers from Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Hershey said the expanded commitment will make cocoa coming from these countries traceable from the farm to the first point of purchase, giving Hershey a clear line of si ...
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Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:36Ground-breaking new Fairtrade research reveals that if cocoa industry players work together to tackle worsening farmer poverty, they can create a step change for farmers. The ‘Cocoa Sustainable Livelihoods Landscape Study’, a first of its kind report published as part of the Fairtrade - Mondelēz International Cocoa Life partnership, shows how the organisations are building an understanding of the ...
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Tuesday, 30 January 2018 12:43At this week’s ISM in Cologne, Barry Callebaut introduced a sensory language and tasting ritual designed to help chocolate professionals and consumers to understand and express the richness of chocolate taste. Cocoa and chocolate sensory scientists from Barry Callebaut and flavour house Givaudan conducted extensive research to develop this chocolate sensory language and tasting ritual, inspired b ...
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Friday, 26 January 2018 10:00MIA (Made in Africa), a new super premium ethical food brand, has landed in the UK with its first products – a six-strong range of Madagascan single origin, bean-to-bar chocolates. Each and every MIA product is crafted from start to finish in Africa to give greater benefit back to the communities they come from, and the products officially launched in the UK in January 2018. The new MIA dark choc ...
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Wednesday, 24 January 2018 15:28Barry Callebaut has reported that its three-month sales (to the end of November 2017) grew by 8% compared to the same period the year prior. This news comes during a time in which the global chocolate confectionery market also grew by 3.1%. The Swiss chocolate and cocoa manufacturer states that all the key growth drivers contributed to this market outperformance. The strong sales volume growth, w ...
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Monday, 22 January 2018 11:02Mondelēz International has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Forestry Commission of Ghana, Ghana Cocoa Board and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to help reduce emissions in its cocoa supply chain across Ghana. Through ‘Cocoa Life’ – Mondelēz's sustainable cocoa sourcing programme – the company will take a leading role in implementing projects to deliver the Ghana Cocoa Fo ...