Cocoa

Ivory Coast's Cocoa Mid-Crop Needs More Rain

Cocoa farmers in top grower Ivory Coast said that additional moisture would be needed for the April-to-September mid-crop to reach its maximum potential, f...

K-Group Moves To Sustainable Chocolate And Cocoa For Own-Brand Range

Finland's K Group has announced that it only sources cocoa and chocolate of 100% sustainable origin for its Pirkka and K-Menu cocoa and chocolate products...

Esselunga To Use 100% Sustainable Cocoa In Private Label Products

Italian supermarket chain Esselunga has pledged to use 100% guaranteed fair trade cocoa across its private label range by 2025. The aim of the init...

Ivory Coast Rainfall Increases Chance Of Good Cocoa Main Crop

Ample rain last week in much of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions broke a dry spell and bode well for the development of the Oct-Sept main cocoa crop, fa...

Ivory Coast Sells 2021/2022 Cocoa Contracts At 'Country Discount'

The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast had sold 950,000 tonnes of cocoa in contracts by the end of May for the 2021/2022 season at a country discount i...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Concerned About Mid-Crop Amid Dry Spell

A prolonged dry spell persisted across Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, jeopardising the outcome of the April-to-September mid-crop and...

S Group's Own-Brand Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Acquire Sustainability Certification

Finnish retailer S Group has acquired sustainability certification for all its own-brand tea, coffee, and cocoa products. The certification will help cu...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Grinding Could Drop To Half In May

Ivory Coast cocoa grinding could drop by half to 25,000 tonnes in May, and even further in June, due to power shortages in the world's top grower, fiv...