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Barry Callebaut Aims 100% Sustainable Chocolate by 2025
Nov 30, 2016Barry Callebaut has published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate” with the ambition to move sustainable chocolate from niche to norm in less than a decade. Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique said: ...
Tags: Barry Callebaut, Chocolate
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Ivorian Government Aims to Improve Cocoa Planting Material
Apr 8, 2015The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Cote d'Ivoire's Conseil du Café-Cacao have reached an agreement to improve cocoa planting material. This new agreement is part of the Ivorian government's 2QC national cocoa strategy. WCF ...
Tags: World Cocoa Foundation, Material, Food
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WCF and Leaders From The Global Cocoa Sector Have Convened in Copenhagen
Oct 28, 2014Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in Copenhagen, Denmark to take further crucial steps toward implementing a comprehensive strategy, called CocoaAction, to sustain ...
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Senior Executives and Cocoa Companies Are Signing a Joint Agreement with The Government
May 26, 2014Senior executives from 12 of the world's largest chocolate and cocoa companies are signing a joint agreement with the Government of Ghana as part of an unprecedented strategy to accelerate actions to make cocoa farming in the country ...
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WCF Is Investing $3m to Support Cocoa Improvement Projects in Africa
Jun 6, 2013The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is investing $3m to support cocoa improvement projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The initiative will use a range of methods including internet resources, mobile phone technology and microfinance ...
Tags: Cocoa, Agriculture, Food
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Hershey Announced That Its Cocoalink Mobile Technology Program Is Expanding to Ivory Coast
May 30, 2013US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has announced that its CocoaLink mobile technology program is expanding to Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of cocoa. The CocoaLink program provides farm training through low-cost messages ...
Tags: chocolate, Mobile Technology
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WCF Lindt & Sprungli Are Partnering with USDA to Support Research on Fine-Flavorin Ecuador
Mar 29, 2013The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli are partnering with the US Department of Agriculture to support genetics research on fine-flavor cocoa varieties grown in Ecuador. The USDA's Agricultural ...
Tags: chocolate, cocoa, Agricultural
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The Project Works with Approximately 7,000 Farmers Throughout Ghana's Cocoa Producing Area
Feb 21, 2013The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and US-based chocolate producer TCHO have entered into a partnership to introduce innovations and quality improvements to cocoa grown in Ghana. As a part of the project, WCF and TCHO will set up a Flavor ...
Tags: WCF, TCHO, Cocoa Crop Project
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Sustainable Cocoa Supply Was Found by Nestle Australia in West Africa
Feb 19, 2013Nestlé Australia has announced that every chocolate it sells is now independently certified to ensure the cocoa is sourced and produced sustainably on farms with safe working conditions. More than 3,000 tonnes of UTZ Certified ...
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Blommer Chocolate Company and Olam Have Formed a 50-50 Joint Venture,GrowCocoa
Dec 10, 2012US cocoa group Blommer Chocolate Company and Singapore-based ingredients firm Olam International have formed a 50-50 joint venture, GrowCocoa. The JV aims to "bolster the cocoa supply chain" and support the sustainable production of ...