Barry Callebaut Group has launched two varieties of chocolate sweetened with cacaofruit as part of its mission to advance cocoa sustainability and drive innovation in the category.

Barry Callebaut Group has launched two varieties of chocolate sweetened with cacaofruit as part of its mission to advance cocoa sustainability and drive innovation in the category.

Barry Callebaut and the government of Cameroon signed a letter of intent on May 23 to intensify the cooperation on sustainable cocoa farming—in particular, supporting the next generation of cocoa farmers.

The International Cocoa Initiative has nearly met its goal of reaching 200,000 children with child protection measures half-way through its six-year strategy. 

Barry Callebaut has launched its first Forever Chocolate Pilot in Indonesia.

Cocoa producers, researchers, industry executives, government officials, and civil society organizations, gather to participate in these talks. The discussions will explore how chocolate manufacturing is influenced by cocoa quality standards, direct sourcing and the mapping of cocoa flavor characteristics.

In a ground-breaking partnership, Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, announce a risk sharing partnership of USD 9 million to cover up to 103,000 smallholder cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire by 2020.

The Amsterdam-based program for sustainable cocoa, coffee and tea farming says the new code has a simpler structure that will enable more farmers to join.