Sustainability
New PM Boris Johnson urged to support decent income for cocoa farmers
Fairtrade petition signed by more than 50,000 calls for living incomes for cocoa farmers in West Africa.
Archives for August 7, 2019
Reformulate or be taxed: Campaigners call for levy on ‘excessive calories’ in unhealthy foods
The UK government has been urged to introduce a levy on all processed, unhealthy foods containing ‘excessive calories’ – a move campaigners say would reduce consumption of saturated fat and sugar.
Production
Tangerine Confectionery announces jobs boost at its York factory
Expansion is now underway with the new lines expected to come into operation this October.
Cocoa
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire set to raise cocoa farmgate price in October
Two of the biggest cocoa producers set to give its farmers a better deal as prices on the market remain low.
Germany’s Nordzucker set to scoop Australia’s second-largest sugar co-op
Three-quarters of shareholders at Mackay Sugar Limited voted to accept a majority takeover, after the German conglomerate agreed to the move in February.