ETHICAL COCOA SOURCING
for consumers who are willing to pay more for high-quality, consistent, and superior-tasting chocolate, and also to redress the imbalance in cocoa profit share, by passing on extra revenue directly to farmers.” ational Sales Manager, at Delfort, agrees that the trend towards paper twist wrap packaging is being led by major brands looking for more sustainable packaging. He says: “It’s like this not only in the confectionery market but right across the food and non-food packaging industry.” Puratos is working closely with cocoa communities, providing
training on agricultural practices that promote higher quality wet beans. “We also invest in post-harvest centres close to source, where expert fermenters can monitor and improve the fermentation process. Cacao-Trace cocoa is fully segregated throughout the supply chain, guaranteeing the physical traceability of all Cacao-Trace chocolate,” says Youri. As well as providing tools and training to enable higher
incomes through better quality cocoa, Puratos aims to ensure farmers receive a fair share of the value created in the chocolate supply chain. “We achieve this by paying a quality premium directly to farmers immediately after quality wet beans are received,” explains Youri. “We also distribute an annual ‘Chocolate Bonus’, paid for by Cacao-Trace customers. For every kilo of Cacao-Trace chocolate sold, 10 European cents are directly returned to farmer communities and invested in projects such as new schools, maternity facilities and infrastructure. “As ingredients suppliers,
it is our responsibility to
provide supply chain visibility. With Cacao-Trace, we can ensure the integrity of our cocoa sourcing so that chocolate manufacturers can be confident in their claims” concludes Youri. “However, in order to capitalise on this, it is important that chocolatiers communicate these sustainable and ethical credentials through effective marketing and distinctive, clear packaging of their products.”
“Building a more resilient
cocoa sector also requires a transparent cocoa supply chain with 100% traceability that starts in the farmer’s field”
A localised approach Luker Chocolate is a Colombian business-for-business chocolate manufacturer which, for over 100 years, has been developing the chocolate market in Colombia. “We strive to understand the logistic and commercial challenges and we partner with people who care for the land and want to make cocoa a fairer and more transparent business,” says Julia Ocampo, Sustainability Director at Luker Chocolate. Localisation is key to Luker’s sourcing strategy. “The only
way to ensure that you are hearing and addressing each farmer’s needs is to offer on-the-ground support,” continues Julia. “We have our own farms situated in three cocoa sourcing regions as well as a research and training farm. These farms are optimised to produce high quality cocoa, but also act as a hub for the farmers and associations we buy from, demonstrating best practices in sustainable and ethical cocoa farming, helping them deal with disease and showing how to make cocoa more profitable.” Julia believes that the biggest ethical sourcing challenge is
Cacao-Trace cocoa is fully segregated throughout the supply chain, guaranteeing the physical traceability of all Cacao-Trace chocolate.
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