The Dominican Republic is known for its production of high-quality organic cocoa, and has been recently recognised with two silver awards in the prestigious Cocoa of Excellence Awards in 2021. As one of the global leaders in exporting Fairtrade organic cocoa, the government has announced the decision to invest RD$60m (USD$1m) to ‘promote the industry […]
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Cadbury’s have opened a pop-up plant-based ‘Mean Tweetshop’ in Soho, London, to tackle the negative reputation associated with vegan chocolate and promote their new line of Plant Bars while they’re at it. Seemingly in response to growing consumer demands for plant-based options, the creators of the popular Dairy Milk Bar have now released their Plant
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Barry Callebaut is celebrating the recent completion of their 118,000 square foot factory expansion in Campbellfield, Australia. The new plant officially opened on March 24th, after initially being obtained as part of the GKC Foods Pty Ltd acquisition in 2020. “This factory expansion underlines Barry Callebaut’s ongoing commitment to Australia,” said Jo Thys, president of Asia
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According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, cocoa pills may reduce the risk of death as a result of heart disease by 27%. In recent years, cocoa has become increasingly popular for its health benefits, with a particular focus on cocoa flavanols that are purported to have a variety of
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Ghana is considering an expansion of their global cocoa operations through a partnership with Dubai, in which a cocoa trading platform would be established, allowing Ghana to extend their cocoa offering to both Western and Arab markets. Ghana’s current cocoa products are not certified by the US Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). This means that
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Barry Callebaut celebrated the opening of their new regional Asian headquarters in Singapore’s OUE Downtown 2 building on March 4th 2022, with the Group’s CEO Peter Boone attending the opening ceremony. Singapore has been home to the company’s Asia Pacific office headquarters since 2014 – the new location is replacing the previous office situated at
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A Ghanaian MP has accused the Ghana Cocoa regulator, COCOBOD, of being unable to fully account for a $1.3 billion syndicated loan signed in 2019. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Member of Parliament for Juaboso, has questioned the whereabouts of the funds, saying that COCOBOD failed to provide any substantiation of its spending. The money was secured
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Cadbury owners Mondelēz International are the latest to join major global brands in reducing or suspending operations in Russia as a backlash against the war in Ukraine. Mondelēz, who have already ceased operations in Ukraine, have said they will be reducing their activities in Russia and that they “condemned this unjust aggression and stand firmly
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The European Commission released its proposal for a corporate sustainability due-diligence Directive, on 23 February 2022. The EC’s proposal details plans for holding businesses accountable, for environmental harm and human rights abuse throughout their entire supply chain. It puts forward that any cocoa or chocolate company, regardless of size, must comply with the due diligence
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The Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) of Cote d’Ivoire has announced it will test a new traceability system in the country, starting in April 2022. Yves Brahima Kone, head of the CCC, identified three main objectives for the new system; to control the origins and the entire circuit of beans, fight against deforestation and pay
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In recent years, athletes have widely used Cocoa for its health benefits, in particular concerning its widely reported positive cardiovascular effects. There had also been speculation that it could reduce the stomach cramps that athletes can experience during exercise. However, a study into the use of Cocoa as a supplement to reduce exercise-related digestive distress
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The latest Cocoa statistics released by the International Cocoa Organisation predict that the global supply of Cocoa will drop by 5%. The ICCO have just released their 2021/22 Cocoa figures forecast, alongside revised estimates for world production, grinding and stock of Cocoa beans for 2020/21. Compared to the previous season, we expect a 5% dip
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