Sustainability in Candy Industry

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Built on SwissDeCode's DNAFoil proprietary technology, and incorporating underlying research from Mars Wrigley, the new solution enables field personnel to quickly test cocoa trees.

Mars says more than half of its cocoa is traceable to farmer groups as of the end of 2020.

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.

Through the new packaging, which is set to roll out in November, consumers will discover the distinctive complexities and factors of single-origin chocolate.

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.

All North American better-for-you products will become Cocoa Horizons verified through the Cocoa Horizons Foundation.

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.