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Home » Keywords: » cocoa certification

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Rainforest Alliance revamps certification program

Organization publishes new criteria two years after merger with UTZ.
June 30, 2020

The Rainforest Alliance has revamped its certification program, including more robust criteria, measurement and impact.


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Nestle KitKat

Nestlé UK to source Rainforest Alliance cocoa for KitKat brand

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


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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.


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Chocolate trends: Premium, protein-packed and principled

Gretchen Hadden of Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate talks chocolate trends.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
April 7, 2020

Chocolate offers an opportunity to indulge, but it also serves as a palette for flavor innovation and provides an entry point into where and how cocoa is grown, harvested and processed.


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Cocoa Abrabopa

Ghana farmers association OKs partnership strategy with supply chain companies

Cocoa Abrabopa Association endorses “Cocoa for a Better Life” strategy.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 2, 2016

The Ghana-based Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) last week endorsed a partnership strategy with three supply chain companies that aims to boost socio-economic development and bolster sustainable cocoa production and sales.


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Is third-party certification the answer to cocoa sustainability?

Bernie Pacyniak
July 18, 2012

Sponsored by ADM Cocoa, Blommer Chocolate Co. and Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Candy Industry's one-hour webinar featured presentations about the issues associated with and possible solutions for cocoa sustainability.


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