| | | News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits | 16-Oct-2023 |
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| | | | | | Five million, mainly small-scale farmers produce 75% of the worldâs cocoa, and earning a living income has become the key objective for the cocoa sector. Still, despite various initiatives, it hasnât changed core business practices so far. According to Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, paying a higher price to small-scale farmers, who produce the majority of cocoa, and improving procurement practices are critical if the living income gap is to be closed.... Read more |
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| | |  Interview: Christiaan Prins on cocoa sustainability, communications â and life after Barry Callebaut | | As VP of Corporate Communications at Barry Callebaut Group, Christiaan Prins was at the forefront of many of the recent sustainability challenges in the cocoa sector. He has now established a new strategic communications consultancy, theLOOP Communications, to use his expertise to help companies enhance their trust factor in supply chains. In an exclusive interview for our latest podcast episode, he reflects on his time at Barry Callebaut and the issues still facing the chocolate industry.... Listen now |
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| | | | | | The importance of women in the cocoa value chain | | Cocoa production is decisively linked with women, and sustainable value chains are, too. However, how will their roles differ with the upcoming EU legislation on deforestation, and in a broader issue, will it threaten cocoa and chocolate exporters?... Read more |
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| | ON-DEMAND WEBINARS | | Sweetest Innovations | | In this webinar ConfectioneryNews will profile some of the key innovations in the sector that are being driven primarily by consumer trends. As R&D budgets are increased, we have seen ground-breaking innovations in the gummy market and in vegan chocolate, but where are the next... |
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