WCF President Martin Short Leaving Organization [Version française ci-dessous] August 5 – Martin Short announced his resignation on Friday as President of the World Cocoa Foundation. Chris Vincent, the Foundation’s Senior Vice President for Programs, will be Interim President… Read More
Reducing deforestation and speeding up environmental restoration are crucial if we intend to limit climate change and protect global biodiversity. Read More
Companies sourcing cocoa and other forest risk commodities in Ghana are now able to support their reporting and compliance to… Read More
Nestlé UK & Ireland is doubling its commitment to Fairtrade cocoa by making its two-finger Kit Kat brand Fairtrade from January 2013. Read more. Read More
Cadbury Cocoa International Partnership, has adopted two communities in the Suhum Municipality to improve the living conditions of the people. The communities are Kokoteasua and Safroasa. Mr Kwame Asa-Ofori, a chief farmer, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA)… Read More
US artisan chocolate producer TCHO has launched a new coffee chocolate bar after conducting a unique testing program with customers and working directly with cocoa farmers. Read more. Read More
Yildiz Holding AS, the Turkish company that owns the Godiva chocolate brand, is in talks to acquire businesses in the Middle East and eastern Europe to compensate for slower sales growth in its home market. Yildiz is looking at confectionery… Read More
The biggest players in global chocolate are meeting to share innovations in cocoa sustainability at an event currently taking place in Switzerland. Read more. Read More
Palmer’s® Cocoa Butter Formula®, the No. 1 Cocoa Butter brand in the United States, joins the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) in support of their efforts to provide economic, social and environmental development in cocoa-growing communities. As one of the first… Read More
Over 800 cocoa farmers have graduated from Farmer Field Schools launched by Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate in Cameroon, the world’s… Read More
The World Cocoa Foundation organized the 22nd Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions in collaboration with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO on October 24-25, 2012 in Zurich. I participated in a panel discussion on “Lessons on Addressing Child Labor from… Read More
Les 15 et 16 Octobre 2012, Nestlé a inauguré deux bâtiments de 3 classes à Manhounou, dans le département de Daloa et à Kranzadougou dans le département de Duékoué. La remise des clés a eu lieu en présence des autorités… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Increases Support for Cocoa Farm Families, Cocoa Research in Côte d’Ivoire ZURICH (October 24, 2012) – At its semiannual Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions here, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced increased funding… Read More
