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Cadbury Cocoa Partnership (CCP) has distributed 10,000 long-lasting factory-treated mosquito bed-nets to 209 communities in seven districts in which the programme operates. The Districts include New Juaben, West Akim, Asunafo North and Mpohor Wassa East. The…Read More »

Barry Callebaut has confirmed that Caluwé Artisan, a company customer for three generations, has switched its entire production to Cameroon chocolate from Barry Callebaut’s Quality Partner Programme (QPP). Through this programme, Barry Callebaut assists farmers in…Read More »

Zurich/Switzerland, Yamoussoukro/Côte d’Ivoire, August 24, 2012 – BarryCallebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolateproducts, paid premiums totaling CHF 2.8 million (EUR 2.4 million/USD 2.9million) to 45 cocoa cooperatives and more than 12,000 farmers…Read More »

A multi-centre collaboration between academia and industry has confirmed a new validation method for cocoa flavanols and procyanidins that study backer Mars says could have, “far-reaching implications for researchers and consumers.”   Read the full article

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform is making headway in preventing cocoa and coffee crop losses, improving supply and yields for manufacturers.   Read the full article

Demand for cocoa is soaring around the world – growing 2 to 3 percent each year. Perhaps nowhere is that growth stronger than in Asia, particularly in China and India.  Given the demand, the ability to…Read More »

Novel Commodities SA, a company trading agricultural products, will shift its cocoa and coffee desks to producing countries in Africa at the end of the month, according to Florian Cergneux, chief financial officer. Novel, based in…Read More »

Larkspur, CA — Charles N. Huggins, retired president and CEO of See’s Candies, Inc. died August 19 at the age of 87. He had served as president and CEO of the California-based company from 1972 to…Read More »

(Reuters) – Cameroon’s only cocoa grinder, Sic-Cacaos, bought 32,304 tonnes of beans during the full 2011-12 season which ended last month, figures issued by the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) and confirmed by the company…Read More »

WASHINGTON — For House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), it’s Merlot and Camel cigarettes. For vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), it’s P90X. And for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), it’s chocolate ice cream, chocolate…Read More »