Short succeeds Richard Scobey, who left in May 2021.
September 2, 2021
Short is tasked with leading efforts by cocoa and chocolate companies to make the cocoa supply chain sustainable by raising farmer incomes, fighting child labor, and ending deforestation.
Packaging is designed to highlight unique properties of single-origin cocoa.
August 23, 2021
Through the new packaging, which is set to roll out in November, consumers will discover the distinctive complexities and factors of single-origin chocolate.
Companies will explore growing cocoa in controlled environments.
August 18, 2021
Cargill has entered into a multi-year research agreement with AeroFarms, a leader in controlled environment agriculture, aimed at improving cocoa bean yields and developing more climate-resistant agricultural practices.
Latitude’s dark chocolates contain only two ingredients, cocoa and cane sugar. All of its products and flavors draw on locally-sourced Ugandan ingredients from the milk and coffee to the vanilla.
Brand is the first of Barry Callebaut’s to achieve this milestone.
July 12, 2021
Founded in 1931 by Carl Maentler, the Swiss chocolate brand aims to support chocolate artisans and chefs in bringing to life their creations without depleting the world’s resources.
Access to IBM blockchain, AI platforms support farm-level decisions, increase transaction speed.
July 7, 2021
Smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers and their cooperatives in Honduras are accessing new markets and making better business decisions through IBM Food Trust and IBM Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, working with Heifer International and IBM.