According to a new study of cocoa-producing cooperatives, Fair Trade certification boosts the income of small farmers, but those benefits aren't shared with their hired workers.

At the old Redhook Brewery in Fremont, where Theo has operated for seven years, cocoa beans are roasted, skinned and ground into smooth, bubbly chocolate up to 24 hours a day depending on the season.

Beyond fair trade: These bean-to-bar chocolate makers are upping the ante on working with cocoa farmers. The public's love affair with chocolate shows no signs of cooling. Small-scale makers are ...

Try Direct Trade With Cocoa Farmers Fair trade is good, but it still leaves cocoa growers in poverty. Here’s how to do better. Fall 2013 The Human Cost of Stuff. TABLE OF CONTENTS . ... Most of Taza’s ...

The market price for cocoa beans is currently about $1,400 a ton, ... Besides Divine, 33 other companies sell fair-trade cocoa products in the U.S., according to TransFair USA, ...

Fair trade also establishes a minimum price of US$2,400 per tonne (plus the various premiums) that buyers will pay if the market price of cocoa falls below that.

St. Louis' Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company will begin using certified cocoa and sugar on Monday. Chocolate companies increasingly look to using fair trade cocoa Skip to main content Skip to ...

WHY IS THIS DECADENT DESSERT A GUILT-FREE TREAT? It was whipped up using 'fair trade' coffee & cocoa By RACHEL WHARTON The revolution may not be televised, but it should taste good. At least, that ...

During a visit, guests can watch workers at Black Mountain Chocolate lovingly coax the fine flavors from fair-trade and organic cocoa beans, to make the best artisan chocolate around.

Loyola Catholic School kids know all about the importance of fair trade. It’s been a passion project at the school for years, which led to Loyola earning the title of the first certified K-12 ...