date:Apr 27, 2012
The company has committed to raising the amount of responsibly produced cocoa by 10-15% each year. Of the 7,000 tonnes of cocoa the company uses annually, 30% is currently certified through schemes such as UTZ.
Issue gains traction
Tom Lindblad, managing director of Fazer Confectionery, toldConfectioneryNews.com:Discussion about responsible purchasing is growing.
The European Parliament recently consented to the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement and passed a resolution on child labour in the co