Cargill direct purchasing license boosts cocoa sustainability
New purchasing model means better implementation of the Cargill Cocoa Promise to expand sustainability activities in Ghana
Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business has established its own licensed buying company (LBC) following the successful application for a license from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod).
The new LBC is now fully operational and Cargill has purchased its first consignment of beans directly from cocoa farmers in Ghana, with around 30,000 farmers already registered with the LBC. By directly sourcing the beans, the company is now able to diversify the way it sources sustainable beans and rolls out the Cargill Cocoa Promise more effectively to better serve its customers.