Cocoa

Ivory Coast Suspension Of Cocoa Seed Plans Raises Quality Concerns

Ivory Coast's move to halt the distribution of high-yielding seeds and other advanced tools to cocoa farmers could pave the way for problems regarding qual...

Cocoa Industry Pledges Co-ordinated Action On Poverty, Deforestation

Companies and governments have pledged to tackle poverty, deforestation and human rights abuses in the cocoa supply chain, acknowledging that years of scat...

Ethical Cocoa Schemes ‘No Panacea For Struggling Farmers’, Study Finds

Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty as they rush to make their supply chains more ethical a...

Cocoa Prices Rise On Strong European Grind Data

Cocoa futures were higher on Wednesday, boosted by a stronger-than-expected first-quarter grind in Europe. Europe's first-quarter cocoa grind rose by 5....

Chocolate Forests: Can Cocoa Help Restore The Amazon?

For years, Valdomiro Facchi has made a living ranching on land carved from the Amazon rainforest. He's a small player in one of the world's biggest environ...

Barry Callebaut Confirms Targets After H1 Results Beat Expectations

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has confirmed its mid-term financial targets of 4-6 percent volume growth, after a positive set of quarterly results....

Aldi Suisse Tests Parcel Delivery Service, Promotes Sustainable Cocoa

Aldi Suisse, together with Swiss Post and other retailers, is testing a new model that aims to simplify package delivery and collection by customers. In...