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Hershey has signed a five-year agreement with nine cocoa cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, to improve farmer livelihoods.

Cargill has launched a new cocoa production line at its processing plant in Gresik aimed at meeting demand for indulgent products in Asia.

Pip & Nut has become the first UK snack company to join Tony’s Open Chain, which is aimed at eradicating exploitation in cocoa supply chain.

Nestlé has launched two new projects, developed with suppliers Cargill and ETG | Beyond Beans, that will support the reforestation of degraded lands around cocoa farming communities.