PRESS RELEASE From Commitment to Action: Forging a Public-Private Partnership for Quality Education in Côte d’Ivoire Nine months after Jacobs Foundation announced a USD 52 million commitment to create TRECC (Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities), the program has become a… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Clasen Quality Coatings, Inc. (CQC) joins World Cocoa Foundation (January 27, 2016) – WCF is pleased to announce that chocolate and confectionery coatings manufacturer Clasen Quality Coatings, Inc. (CQC) has become the latest member of the World Cocoa… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Tesco Joins World Cocoa Foundation as Newest Member Dedicated to Cocoa Sustainability (December 1, 2015) – We are pleased to announce that retail company Tesco has become the latest member of the World… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Announces Resignation of President Bill Guyton WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 13, 2015) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Board of Directors today announced the resignation of Bill Guyton, who has served as president since it was founded in… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Speech of the First Lady of Cote d’Ivoire, School Inauguration in Kouta, September 2015 KOUTA (October 13, 2015) – On September 29, 2015, the Dominique Ouattara primary school of Kouta was inaugurated with an opening ceremony featuring the school’s namesake,… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Fine Flavor Cocoa, Quality, and Genetics Highlighted at World Cocoa Foundation Meetings in San Salvador SAN SALVADOR (September 7, 2015) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) kicked off a series of cocoa-related meetings in San Salvador today to… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Reducing Child Labor is a Shared Responsibility WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2015) – In response to the 2013/2014 Survey Research on Child Labor in West African CocoaGrowing Areas Report, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) today issued the following… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Jacobs Foundation Launches TRECC to Partner with World Cocoa Foundation’s CocoaAction $52 Million Investment in Education in Côte d’Ivoire Announced as Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action MARRAKECH (May 6, 2015) – Today, at the Clinton Global Initiative… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Cocoa & Chocolate Industry and Ivorian Government Announce Agreement on Improved Cocoa Planting Material ABIDJAN (April 2, 2015) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Côte d’Ivoire’s Conseil du Café-Cacao have announced an agreement to improve cocoa… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Green Prosperity – Sustainable Cocoa Production Program Launching Towards Development in Indonesian Cocoa Sector JAKARTA (April 1, 2015) – Swisscontact Consortium and Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia) announced a partnership called Green Prosperity – Sustainable Cocoa Production… Read More