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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 »

US candy brand Hershey’s faces a fresh campaign demanding that it should embrace fair trade principles and reject the use of child labour.   Read the full article

Over the last 11 years, a viable cocoa industry has begun to take shape in Vietnam and Mars was involved with this development since the beginning.  Last year, the nation exported about 3,000 tons of fermented…Read More »

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Over the past few months, I’ve been especially proud of the work done by our member companies, our partners, and staff in putting a spotlight on cocoa sustainability. In June, WCF hosted more than…Read More »

Please mark your calendars now and plan to join WCF for the 22nd biannual Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions on October 24-25, 2012, in Zürich, Switzerland. Join WCF members, partners, researchers and other guests as we address…Read More »

Singapore-based cocoa processor Petra Foods has announced a new wholly-owned subsidiary in Ecuador.  Read more

Chocolate is universally loved, hence global demand for it remains constant. It’s no wonder research and development of new applications for this old flavor persist. Fair trade sourcing, dark chocolate and understanding the health message of…Read More »

Cocoa flavanols can improve mild cognitive impairment, according to new research funded by chocolate giant Mars. Read more

This post originally appeared in the Mars Sustainable Cocoa Initiative blog. Cocoa producing regions throughout Côte d’Ivoire are battling declining yields and increased tree mortality, but affordable fertilizer production and distribution is one of the most…Read More »

This post originally appeared in the Mars Sustainable Cocoa Initiative blog. I last posted about a series of meetings in January involving representatives from the Governments of Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, officials of the US Department of…Read More »