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Cocoa farmers

Hershey sponsors Ghana’s cocoa farmer of the year’s U.S. trip.

More farmers should have the chance to see where their chocolate is sold

Bernie Pacyniak

August 27, 2014

How often have we heard that so many cocoa farmers never get to taste the very “food of the gods” that they grow?

A farmer growing cocoa in the Brazilian rainforest partners with bean-to-bar chocolate maker Nugali

Nugali works with Leolinda cocoa farm to create truly Brazilian bean-to-bar chocoalte.

Crystal Lindell

July 16, 2014

Chocolate makers help farmers grow sustainable cocoa in the Amazon, and reclaim Brazil’s rightful place in the world ranking of cocoa suppliers.

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Drinking honey juice in a Brazilian cocoa field

How a rare experience in South America became one of my favorite memories.

Crystal Lindell

May 28, 2014

It had been a long day and long week by the time we ended up on an actual cocoa farm in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

UTZ Certified publishes new conduct code

May 15, 2014

The Amsterdam-based program for sustainable cocoa, coffee and tea farming says the new code has a simpler structure that will enable more farmers to join.

‘Eye of the Tiger’: Women cocoa farmers deserve the chance to ‘roar’

Given the chance, women can and will transform the cocoa fields

Bernie Pacyniak

November 13, 2013

The majority of work done in many key agricultural areas falls on the hands and backs of women.

Are we doing enough?

Editor-in-Chief Bernie Pacyniak's reaction to child labor issues has evolved and so has the industry's response.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 2, 2012

When I first started working for Candy Industry more than a decade ago, my knowledge about the industry was at best rudimentary. It was also unbiased. Hence, when the first headlines about child labor began to surface, I did what every good journalist should: research the hell out of the topic.

Opopop aims to heat up microwave popcorn category

Hershey showcases its new strategies at Sweets & Snacks Expo

Hershey showcases new strategies, candy

Hard candy evolves beyond traditional sweetness

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