PRESS RELEASE Global Chocolate and Cocoa Companies Announce Unprecedented Sustainability Strategy in Côte d’Ivoire ABIDJAN (May 20, 2014) – Senior executives from 12 of the world’s largest chocolate and cocoa companies are signing a joint agreement with the Government of… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Names Mars’ Barry Parkin as New Chairman WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2014) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has named Barry Parkin, chief sustainability officer at Mars, Incorporated, as its new Board of Directors chairman. Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Co-Hosts International Conference on Cocoa Sustainability in Indonesia NUSA DUA (May 14, 2014) – The global sustainable cocoa community convenes in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on May 15-16 for the Sixth Indonesian International Cocoa Conference… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Cocoa and Chocolate Companies Team Up with Leading Foundations to Train Farmers in West Africa WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18, 2014) – More than 200,000 cocoa-farming families in West and Central Africa will be growing more… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Chocolate Industry Joins Forces with Danish Foundation to Push Support for Cocoa Farmers COPENHAGEN (February 13, 2014) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Denmark’s Toms Foundation are joining forces to convene later this year a cross-section of… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Welcomes New Members, Convenes Sustainability Meeting in Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO (October 14, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announces new members from the Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Morocco and the United Kingdom. The… Read More
PRESS RELEASE Santo Domingo Hosts World Cocoa Foundation Meeting on Sustainability SANTO DOMINGO (October 4, 2013) – Join global leaders for a 2-day meeting to explore the status of sustainability in the chocolate and cocoa sector. The… Read More
PRESS RELEASE International Cocoa Community Convenes in Santo Domingo With a Focus on Sustainability WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2013) – Global cocoa sustainability experts and practitioners will gather in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on October 15 – 16 for the… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation Hosts African Cocoa Experts WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 31, 2013) – The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has welcomed the arrival in the United States of four cocoa storage and warehousing experts from West Africa. The visit,… Read More
PRESS RELEASE World Cocoa Foundation and ACDI/VOCA Join Forces to Bring Technology, Other Benefits to Indonesia’s Cocoa Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2013) – ACDI/VOCA and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) are launching an agricultural development initiative in Indonesia… Read More