date:Jul 18, 2012
as King Juice.
Cocoa pledges
Sales volumes of cocoa beans from Fairtrade certified farms grew 14% to 40,198 metric tonnes in 2011.
Leading chocolate manufacturers such as Ferrero, Mars and Nestl have recently pledged to source more cocoa from third-party certified farms amid growing pressure over the use of child labour in West Africa from human rights groups and the EU.
Mars has committed to sourcing 100% certified cocoa by 2020 and intends to collaborate with Fairtrade as a certification p