Cocoa and cashews neither rich nor sweet
Printer-friendly version Date of publication: February 18, 2009
Source: The Seattle Times
Author: Kristi Heim
By Kristi Heim
Trying to raise the margins for farmers, the foundation is giving $23 million to the World Cocoa Foundation, a non-profit industry group of 70 companies, in a partnership to improve productivity and market access.
Some of the World Cocoa Foundation's members, including Hershey and Mars, have been criticized by the International Labor Rights Forum for failing to honor their commitment to ending child labor and ensuring transparency in cocoa supply chains. Here is the 2009 company scorecard.
