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Nestlé UK to source Rainforest Alliance cocoa for KitKat brand

Company shifting away from Fairtrade-certified cocoa after a decade.

June 23, 2020

Nestlé UK and Ireland will begin sourcing Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa for the KitKat brand in October 2020 after a decade of sourcing Fairtrade-certified cocoa.

Fairtrade program for West African cocoa cooperatives seeing positive results, report reveals

Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme launched in 2016.

June 5, 2020

Fairtrade International’s West Africa Programme is training more cocoa farmers, generating greater understanding of Fairtrade Standards and selling more Fairtrade cocoa after intensive training, according to a new report the organization released last week.

Fairtrade: Prices boost Ivorian farmers’ income by $15M in Q4 2019

More than 190K farmers, 140 cooperatives sold 64K metric tons of cocoa on Fairtrade terms in Q4 2019.

March 24, 2020

Fairtrade International says sales of Fairtrade-certified cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased farmers’ earnings by approximately $15.1 million compared to non-Fairtrade cocoa.

Fairtrade to pay farmers 20 percent more for conventional cocoa next year

Organization will pay $300 more than market price or FairTrade Minimum Price for organic cocoa.

December 5, 2018

Fairtrade International is raising the prices it will pay for conventional and organic cocoa next fall after world cocoa prices dropped by more than a third last year.

Ferrero pledges to double its Fairtrade commitment in cocoa.

Ferrero increases Fairtrade commitment

The company will double the amount of cocoa sourced from Fairtrade farmers over the next three years.

Abigail Watt

June 8, 2016

Ferrero's collaboration with Fairtrade began in 2014.

Consumers boost Fairtrade sales

Certification organization announces $6.6 billion in product sales for 2011.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

July 18, 2012

Many people say they don’t like labels, but it seems Fairtrade International imparts one buyers can support.

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Hershey showcases new strategies, candy

Hard candy evolves beyond traditional sweetness

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