Madagascar vanilla crops this year are of higher quality and similar in size to recent years but prices remain difficult to predict, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas concluded its its recent crop report.
The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model, and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative – up by 30 percent from 10,000 a year ago.
Mondelēz International continues to make progress under its Impact for Growth platform, designed to push the company to make achievements in sustainability, health and safety by 2020.
Alongside releasing its 2017 corporate social responsibility report, The Hershey Co. has unveiled a new strategy — the Shared Goodness Promise — designed to make a positive difference through investments, collaborative programs and sustainable business practices.
We were recently able to interview Marie Lavialle-Piot, sustainability program manager, Cargill, about why sustainability is important in today's global palm oil market.
Olam International has launched the Olam Living Landscapes Policy, an approach to agricultural supply chains and landscape management designed to give more than it takes.
Aside from discussing garden variety mints, the sourcing of this herb typically doesn't surface to the forefront -- until now. Given consumer interest in sustainability issues, mint has also come under scrutiny regarding its origins and harvesting.
According to Maru/Matchbox, Toronto, sustainable products that were once considered premium are being pushed into the mainstream as consumers become more invested in the environmental and humanitarian implications of their food choices.