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Cargill Establishes Own Licensed Buying Company in Ghana
Nov 10, 2016The cocoa & chocolate business of Cargill has set up its own licensed buying company (LBC) after securing a licence from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod). The new LBC has started operations and Cargill purchased its initial consignment ...
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Barry Callebaut Acquires Nyonkopa to Expand Its Cocoa Sourcing Options
Nov 12, 2015Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has acquired Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Company Limited in Ghana. Nyonkopa will be incorporated into the Biolands Group, which is Barry Callebaut's direct sourcing organization. Nyonkopa Cocoa ...
Tags: Barry Callebaut, Nyonkopa, Cocoa
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Cargill, Mondelez Collaborate to Introduce Sustainable Cocoa Farming Practices in Indonesia
Nov 11, 2015Cargill’s cocoa business is collaborating with Mondelez International to introduce a two-year program in Indonesia, which will be aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and introducing sustainability in farming practices. ...
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Swiss Manufacturer Carma Switches Its Chocolate Couvertures Range to UTZ Certified Cocoa
Sep 29, 2015Swiss business-to-business chocolate manufacturer Carma has changed its chocolate covering to UTZ Certified cocoa. The Barry Callebaut-owned company is believed to be the first major Swiss B2B manufacturer to have made the shift to UTZ ...
Tags: chocolate, cocoa, couvertures
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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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Lindt&Sprungli Extends Its Capabilities for Sustainable Production of Cocoa in Ghana
Nov 25, 2013Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli is extending its capabilities for sustainable production of cocoa in Ghana. The company's cocoa farming program in Ghana seeks to provide additional support to more than 45,000 farmers in the ...
Tags: chocolate, Lindt&Sprungli
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Barry Callebaut Announced Its 2012/13 Sustainability Report
Nov 18, 2013Barry Callebaut - the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products - today announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company's strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, environmental ...
Tags: Barry Callebaut, Packaging
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Barry Callebaut Announced 2012/13 Sustainability Report Which Details Employee Development
Nov 15, 2013Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company’s strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, ...
Tags: Barry Callebaut, chocolate, cocoa products
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Cocoa Husk Paper Was Developed Through a Series of Trials by Experts at The 168 Year Old
Oct 18, 2013The innovation marks a potentially significant breakthrough for the food and packaging industries, as it could pave the way for large numbers of chocolate bars to be wrapped and sold in the stuff of their creation. Approximately 10 tonnes ...
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Mondelez International Teames up with The Iccri and Suppliers Armajaro and Olam to Boost
Sep 29, 2013Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, has unveiled its Cocoa Life sustainability program in Indonesia. The company has teamed up with the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI) and suppliers ...
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Hershey Expands to Grow Certified Cocoa, Which Will Be Used in Its Products Worldwide
Jul 18, 2013US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has expanded its Learn to Grow program to Nigeria in partnership with IDH and Source Trust to train farmers to grow certified cocoa, which will be used by Hershey in its products worldwide. The Hershey ...
Tags: Sustainable Cocoa, Food
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Hershey Has Teamed up with Mexican Cocoa Supplier AMCO to Re-Introduce The Cultivation
Dec 11, 2012Hershey has teamed up with Mexican cocoa supplier AMCO to re-introduce the cultivation of the commodity in the south of the country. The US confectioner has launched the Mexican Cocoa Project to help cocoa growing in a country where ...
Tags: Cocoa Crops, cocoa prices, production plants
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Nestle UK and Ireland Has Said It Will Double Its Commitment to Fairtrade
Dec 11, 2012Nestle UK and Ireland has said it will double its commitment to Fairtrade by gaining certification for its two-fingered Kit Kat brand from January. Nestle's four-finger Kit Kit has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 2010, but this latest ...
Tags: Nestle, Fairtrade, Kit Kat brand, chocolate biscuit
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Cargill Has Launched a Cocoa Promise Pledge That It Says Strengthens Its Global Commitment
Dec 10, 2012US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers. Cargill said the programme, launched today (21 October), builds on its work over the past ten years and ...
Tags: Cocoa, livelihoods, cocoa beans, cocoa farming
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The Company Will Now Buy an Additional 5,300 Tons of Sustainable Cocoa
Nov 30, 2012Nestlé UK & Ireland has gained Fairtrade certification for its 2-finger Kit Kat, as a result of which, the company will now buy an additional 5,300 tons of sustainable cocoa from Fairtrade farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast. ...
