chocolate

Nestlé cocoa support programme boosts yields for farmers by 18 per cent

Supply chain

Nestlé cocoa support programme boosts yields for farmers by 18 per cent

Food giant publishes update on its Income Accelerator Programme confirming scheme has boosted yields and income for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire despite challenging climate impacts

clock 26 June 2025 • 3 min read
Chocolate prices rise at fastest rate on record, as climate change continues to bite

Climate change

Chocolate prices rise at fastest rate on record, as climate change continues to bite

Latest figures from ONS reveal chocolate prices continue to rise, as cocoa farmers are hit with soaring temperatures

clock 20 June 2025 • 3 min read
Climate change fuels Valentine's Day woes, as cocoa prices soar 400 per cent

Supply chain

Climate change fuels Valentine's Day woes, as cocoa prices soar 400 per cent

New report from Christian Aid warns chocolate businesses and cocoa farmers are facing soaring costs, as rising temperatures hit cocoa yields

clock 13 February 2025 • 5 min read
Pip & Nut joins Tony's Chocolonely scheme for 'fairer, more ethical' cocoa

Supply chain

Pip & Nut joins Tony's Chocolonely scheme for 'fairer, more ethical' cocoa

British nut butter brand becomes first UK snack brand to sign up to the Tony's Open Chain sourcing model

clock 13 August 2024 • 3 min read
UK retailers need to collaborate to tackle the cocoa crisis

Supply chain

UK retailers need to collaborate to tackle the cocoa crisis

Whether it's through coalitions, certifications, or in-depth partnerships, collaboration in cocoa is critical, writes John Lewis Partnership's Jemima Jewell

clock 30 April 2024 • 4 min read
Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa industry preps for an era of escalating climate impacts

Climate change

Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa industry preps for an era of escalating climate impacts

BusinessGreen reports from Côte d’Ivoire, where cocoa farmers and traders are racing to comply with EU deforestation legislation, as climate change wreaks havoc on the harvest

clock 10 April 2024 • 12 min read
Carbon and the chocolate factory: How Mars Wrigley is aiming to deliver 'bottom up' sustainability

Management

Carbon and the chocolate factory: How Mars Wrigley is aiming to deliver 'bottom up' sustainability

Mars Wrigley's chief sustainability officer Alastair Child explores the trade-offs and take-aways from testing green innovations in emerging markets

clock 20 October 2023 • 12 min read

Supplier

Square-bottomed Easter eggs spearhead Aldi's latest anti-plastics drive

Supermarket announces latest step in its drive to ensure all product packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by the end of 2025

clock 18 February 2021 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen

Crisps, chocolate and cheese brands under fire for wasteful packaging

Investigation by Which? finds swathes of major snack brands come in hard to recycle packaging with unclear labeling for consumers

clock 24 September 2020 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Mondelēz hails progress against deforestation across cocoa supply chain

US giant which owns Cadbury and Toblerone claims to have mapped almost all of its cocoa suppliers across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia

clock 27 March 2020 • 2 min read