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NESTLÉ’S INCOA CHOCOLATE USES COCOA FRUIT WASTE
Nestlé launches ‘Incoa’ chocolate bar made using cocoa fruit pulp as a sweetener.
NESTLÉ LAUNCHES KITKAT MADE FROM COCOA FRUIT CHOCOLATE
Nestlé has launched the first product utilising its newly developed method of producing chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit. Launched exclusively in Japan, the KitKat Chocolatory Cacao Fruit Chocolate is coated with a 70% dark chocolate that uses the beans and pulp from the cocoa fruit as the only ingredients. The bar comes individually …
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NESTLE LAUNCHES DARK CHOCOLATE MADE ENTIRELY FROM COCOA FRUIT
Nestle has created 70% dark chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit. The company said its new confectionery, which uses cocoa beans and pulp as the only ingredients, delivers natural sweetness and subtle acidity without added refined sugar. Typically, a small amount of pulp is used in the fermentation of cocoa beans after harvest, but …
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KOA BECOMES FIRST B CORP CERTIFIED COCOA JUICE BRAND
Koa, a Swiss-Ghanaian brand of Cocoa fruit juice, is the first company of its kind to become B Corp certified. The company was founded five years ago and recently received a B Corp certification score of 95.7, reflecting its brand of social responsibility and innovation in the Cocoa sector. You can read a detailed evaluation …
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NEW DATA QUANTIFIES COCOA SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY ISSUES IN WEST AFRICA
Recent data released by Trase, a supply chain mapping solutions provider, concluded that current traceability measures in Cocoa supply chains are not effective in stopping deforestation. The data shows that between 2000 and 2019, Cocoa farming alone consumed 2.4 million ha of forest in Côte d’Ivoire – an area comparable to the size of Rwanda. …
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE WELCOMES ‘TEAM EUROPE’ FUNDING FOR COCOA SUSTAINABILITY
The West African government has confirmed that the EU will provide €450 million ($450.02m) to support Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa sector. The support money is expected to help address sustainability issues in the country’s Cocoa sector, particularly deforestation and child labour. The Team Europe initiative was launched last month after a meeting between the European Union …
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REPORT SHOWS COCOA RELATED DEFORESTATION NEEDS A CONTEXT AWARE SOLUTION
Summary A report looking at the environmental risks of cocoa expansion in west Africa wants to help policymakers and organisations make better decisions by considering the context of their policy to their geography. In other words, environmental strategy has no ‘one size fits all’. Land sparing and land sharing is promoted in cocoa sustainability initiatives. Highly suitable …
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HOW ECUADOR COCOA FARMERS ARE USING DRONES FOR PEST CONTROL
Ecuador Cocoa farmers have been using drones from technology company XAG to alleviate labour shortages. XAG makes a range of products, from land-based rover robots to airborne drones. With cocoa prices under pressure as a result of the slowdown in the global economy, finding ways to increase efficiency is more important than ever. Drones are …
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WHOLEFRUIT CHOCOLATE BY CACAOBARRY RECEIVES UPCYCLED CERTIFICATION
Cacao Barry’s Evocao WholeFruit Chocolate is chocolate that is made from 100% pure cacao fruit. Released in June 2021, the company says it is used by chefs in over 90 countries worldwide and has gained popularity due to its unique fruity flavour that it achieves without the use of added sugars, lecithin or vanilla. It …
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GHANAIAN COMPANY MAKING ‘SWEET WINE’ FROM COCOA PULP
Alternative Uses for Cocoa by Ghanaian Company Volta Winery Ghana is well known for its contribution to the global Cocoa supply, being the second-largest producer of Cocoa worldwide. The country exports over 800,000 tonnes of Cocoa per year on average, making it Ghana’s primary commercial crop and a huge contributor to their economy. The value …
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