Sustainable cocoa and chocolate
Barry Callebaut has announced the launch of the Horizons range of sustainable cocoa and chocolate products, which, according to the company, further promotes it’s efforts to scale impact and drive change on the ground to improve the livelihood of cocoa farmers and their communities.
Sustainable Horizons cocoa and chocolate products are sold by Barry Callebaut with a premium used to help improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities. These customer premiums are channeled to the recently announced Cocoa Horizons Foundation to fund cocoa sustainability activities such as farmer training and support, and community development, in a transparent and externally verified process. The Cocoa Horizons Foundation serves as a new platform for chocolate companies and other contributors to invest in sustainable cocoa. It relies on Barry Callebaut’s expertise to implement the sustainability activities.
On the ground, Barry Callebaut’s sustainability team works with co-operatives and its own direct sourcing and farm services organizations to implement these activities for the benefit of registered farmers and farmer groups.
Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO Barry Callebaut, comments: “I am excited about the development of Horizons cocoa and chocolate products, with the focus on supporting our customers on their sustainability journey. We also expect to attract new customers for these sustainable products, thereby scaling impact and driving change in cocoa sustainability globally.”
