The acquisition significantly broadens Cargill’s offerings in the decorations space, enabling the company’s cocoa and chocolate business to better serve gourmet customers in Europe and around the world.
Company will continue to map farms, distribute cocoa seedlings, among other measures.
May 5, 2021
The Italian company published its second annual report on activities implemented under the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, a partnership between the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and leading cocoa and chocolate companies.
New agreement builds on 2017’s Cocoa & Forests Initiative, Ghana’s Cocoa Forest REDD+ program.
April 21, 2021
The World Cocoa Foundation and the Forestry Commission of Ghana are building a partnership to further align the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Program and the Cocoa & Forests Initiative to achieve no deforestation commitments.
Mondelēz International, Inc. and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) are joining forces in Indonesia to create the world’s single largest sustainable commercial cocoa farm.