farmers

Campaigners present Nestlé with petition over ending Fairtrade KitKat deal

Campaigners have protested at the UK headquarters of Nestlé, handing over a petition signed by 300,000 against the company’s move away from Fairtrade cocoa sourcing for its KitKat brand, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability

Key sector report highlights value of digital payments to Ghana’s farmers

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has released a report with the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance of governments and companies, aiming to bring about major payment efficiencies for farmers in Ghana through introducing digital transactions. Neill Barston reports.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability

Olam commits to living income for cocoa farmers with Cocoa Compass initiative

Olam Cocoa has committed to providing a living incomes for farmers, a child labour free supply chain and greater forest protection by 2030 in its new sustainability initiative.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Sustainability

Buyers agree to minimum cocoa price in Ghana and Ivory Coast

Buyers of cocoa produced in Ghana and Ivory Coast agreed on Wednesday to a minimum price of US$2,600 per metric tonne, as proposed by the two governments.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory

Using the optimistic mindset – further strengthening trust

Last year, at the World Cocoa Conference in Berlin, The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa and the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa discussed the latest issues affecting the industry. At this year’s ISM, they met again to look at what progress has been made, with a particular focus on giving farmers a living wage.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory

Ethical chocolate company, Tony Chocolonely arrives in the UK

Dutch ethical chocolate company Tony’s Chocolonely has launched its products on the UK market for the first time.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate

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Events

Mon

15

Mar

iba Connecting Experts

iba is expanding its portfolio to include a virtual format connecting professionals from the entire baking industry with their suppliers.

Mon

15

Mar

Sigep Exp – The Digital Experience

Designed and developed for the dessert-and-coffee foodservice community, SigepExp – The Digital Experience boasts an innovative format, and is the natural digital meeting place for the Out-Of-Home sector.

Tue

1

Jun

World Confectionery Conference (Virtual)

This virtual global sector showcase will address a wealth of challenges and industry developments affecting international sweets, snacks and bakery markets.

Tue

22

Jun

Sweets and Snacks Expo (NEW DATES)

Mon

5

Jul

Foodex (NEW DATES)

The UK’s premier trade event for the food and drink processing, packaging and logistics industries. A one-stop shop for manufacturing professionals across the full industry spectrum.
The show will shine a light on top trends across the food manufacturing sectors: from improving traceability and consumer trust, transforming productivity and highlighting the latest new ingredients and super foods to make an impression on the industry.

Tue

28

Sep

PPMA Show

The PPMA Show is the UK’s biggest exhibition of processing and packaging machinery, so make sure this event is in your diary.

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