cocoa

Sulawesi coffee farmers receive premiums for their cocoa beans

Desk3 - August 1, 2016

On the 25th of July 2016, thousands of Southeast Sulawesi cocoa farmers, in Indonesia received a total of 5.8 Billion Rupiah* in premium fees for their UTZ certified cocoa beans sales. Through the ...

Cocoa

National Programme for cocoa producers and collectors launched in Bolivia

Desk3 - July 21, 2016

The Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia Linera, together with the Minister of Rural Development and Land ...

Cocoa

Tesco to source Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa for all of its own label chocolate in UK

Desk3 - July 19, 2016

Tesco will buy all the cocoa required for its own label chocolate products sold in the UK from Rainforest Alliance Certified sources by the...

Cocoa

Cocoa Market Report – June 2016

Desk3 - July 15, 2016

LONDON, UK - The current review reports on cocoa price movements on the international markets during June 2016. Chart I illustrates price movements on...

Climate

Olam expands on lessons learned from 5 years of the Olam Livelihood Charter

Desk3 - July 12, 2016

LONDON, UK - Despite extensive progress being made under its Livelihood Charter, global agri-business Olam predicts that smallholder productivity across Africa, Asia and South...

Chocolate

Nestlé and Mondelez increased appetite for sustainable

Desk1 - July 5, 2016

Global food and beverage firms Nestlé and Mondelez International have both ramped up sustainable business efforts over the past year, with an increased commitment to supply chain ...

Cocoa

Uncommon Cacao raises impact investment capital from Acumen Fund, Pi Investments

Desk3 - June 24, 2016

OAKLAND, CA, U.S. - Uncommon Cacao, an industry-leading premium cacao supply chain operation, announced the closing of its Series A impact investment capital raise...

Cocoa

Coteca 2016: Conference program to cover key topics for coffee, tea and cocoa

Desk3 - June 17, 2016

HAMBURG, Germany - News from research and industry, and the hot trends in coffee, tea and cocoa will be presented by international experts at...

Chocolate

Ferrero increases its Fairtrade commitment

Desk3 - June 15, 2016

Italian confectionery company Ferrero will double the amount of cocoa it purchases from Fairtrade farmers – to 40,000 metric tonnes over the next three...

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