Tony’s Chocolonely receives backing from two new investors
Verlinvest, JamJar take minority stake in Dutch chocolate company.
Belgin investment firm Verlinvest and London-based venture capital fund JamJar have taken a minority share in Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch chocolate company aiming to make all chocolate 100% slave-free.
“With the investment of Verlinvest and JamJar, we shall accelerate in achieving our goal of making all chocolate worldwide 100% slave-free,” said Henk Jan Beltman, chief chocolate officer for Tony’s Chocolonely. “To accomplish this, it is important that we can continue to grow internationally so that more and more people – farmers, consumers, retailers, big chocolate companies and governments alike – can be involved in our mission.