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EU ‘Team Europe’ major funding for cocoa sustainability welcomed by Ivory Coast
The EU is reportedly set to deliver €450 million in support funds towards assisting the Ivory Coast tackle major cocoa sector sustainability challenges of deforestation and child labour, according to the West African government, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference Brussels 2022: event review
This year’s World Confectionery Conference was successfully held in Brussels, Belgium, covering a broad spectrum of
key topics for our industries, as editor Neill Barston reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Paul Davis European Cocoa Association president interview
Paul Davis, the recently elected president of the European Cocoa Association, has expressed his hopes for the sector ahead of the organisation’s latest forum event taking place in Rome
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Alex Assanvo, Ivory Coast and Ghana Cocoa Initiative: World Confectionery Conference preview
Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production magazine, speaks exclusively to Alex Assanvo, executive secretary of the Ivory Coast and Ghana Cocoa Initiative, ahead of his appearance at the World Confectionery Conference 2022 on 9 September in Brussels.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ghana-based Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice staff hold key workshop tackling child labour
The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has reported that staff from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana, who have been trained in its practices held a key workshop focused on tackling child labour within the country, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ben & Jerry’s joins Tony’s Chocolonely’s open chain ethical sourcing, releasing key new ranges
Major ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s has joined Tony’s Chocolonely’s quest to tackle child labour in supply chains, celebrating the partnership with freshly inspired products being unveiled by both companies, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Exclusive: Tony’s Chocolonely World Confectionery Conference interview
Tony’s Chocolonely has gained a major profile for its mission of delivering ‘slave free chocolate,’ over more than a decade. Neill Barston discusses its key goals with chief impact and operating officer Pascal Baltussen ahead of his role speaking at the World Confectionery Conference (register for our event on 9 September here).
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Major chocolate companies cleared of latest key US child labour lawsuit brought by Mali citizens
Major chocolate brands including Hershey, Nestle, Mars, Mondelez and Cargill have recently been cleared in a lawsuit brought by eight individuals from Mali in a key case involving alleged child slavery in Ivory Coast cocoa farms, according to Reuters.
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Tony’s Chocolonely: World Confectionery Conference interview
Pascal Baltussen, chief impact and operations officer of Tony’s Chocolonely, speaks exclusively to Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production ahead of his appearance at the World Confectionery Conference. He discusses the company’s ongoing cocoa and chocolate supply chain mission to drive improvement for key farming communities.
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Cocoa and Forests Initiative claims progress, while key challenges remain
Governments in Ivory Coast and Ghana, along with a total of 35 major companies in the sector part of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) have reported gains towards tackling deforestation in region, reports Neill Barston.
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Tony’s Chocoloney set to join the World Confectionery Conference
Pascal Baltussen, chief impact and operations officer of premium confectionery brand Tony’s Chocolonely has become the latest key industry name to speak at our World Confectionery Conference this September.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Major chocolate groups address cocoa child labour with drive for greater education
A total of 16 leading chocolate companies including Barry Callebaut, Cargill, Mondelez, Nestle, Hershey and Ferrero have joined Ivory Coast’s government in a major drive to address root causes of child labour through improving education, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Fifth conference on Elimination of child labour explores key challenges
Major cocoa supply chain industry challenges in West Africa are set to come under a renewed spotlight with the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, starting in Durban later this week, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
MEPs call on EU Commission to deliver pact on sustainable cocoa sourcing to create a living wage
A concerned group of European MEPs have grouped together calling upon the EU Commission to negotiate with Ghana and Ivory Coast in the wake of proposals from the two West African nations to establish an Economic Pact for Sustainable Cocoa aiming deliver a living income for farmers, reports Neill Barston.