Items Tagged with 'cocoa farming'

These challenges already have caused lower cocoa yield and supply instability, leading in turn to quality and safety concerns, with heavy metal and pesticide contamination from archaic farming and handling practices.

Nestlé International Travel Retail is set to launch the first KitKat made with cocoa mass from beans grown by farmer families engaged in the company’s Income Accelerator Program to European travel retail.

Based in Palestina, Caldas, Colombia, Granja Luker is dedicated to research and development in cocoa farming.

The Swiss manufacturer has introduced two products developed under the Cocoa Cultivation & Craft principle, which aims to coax out the nuances of flavor during the cultivation, fermentation, and roasting processes.

The Swiss manufacturer has introduced two products developed under the Cocoa Cultivation & Craft principle, which aims to coax out the nuances of flavor during the cultivation, fermentation and roasting processes.

Barry Callebaut has built a dedicated hub to power cocoa farming research to support cocoa farming resilience and productivity in Ecuador.

Colombia has prioritized cacao not only for its quality, but also because it offers the country a chance to improve farmer livelihoods, bring security to growing regions, and expand its presence on the global stage.

Puratos has closed on a €1 billion financing from a group of private investors.

Smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers and their cooperatives in Honduras are accessing new markets and making better business decisions through IBM Food Trust and IBM Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, working with Heifer International and IBM.

Thecla Schaeffer, Tony’s head of marketing, recently spoke to Candy Industry about the development of the Sweet Solution collection, the response from customers and retailers, and its mission to achieve 100 achieve slave-free chocolate.