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nestle may move fairtrade with kit kat
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media reports have suggested that nestlé's leading chocolate brand kit kat is set to become fairtrade certified, in a move that would mirror cadbury’s recent move to fairtrade for its dairy milk chocolate. kitkat is the biggest selling chocolate bar in the uk and it sales in that country have risen 8.6 per cent since the start of the year. certification of the brand would certainly catapult the notion of fairtrade into the minds of chocolate consumers. however, a spokesperson for the uk arm of swiss giant nestlé told confectionery news.com that the company was currently unable to comment on the media reports. ongoing discussion she stressed that nestlé is involved in initiatives to promote a sustainable cocoa supply and, as such, is in continuous discussions with groups like the fairtrade foundation and the rainforest alliance. “as one of the world’s largest buyers of coffee and cocoa, nestlé has always and continues to take very seriously its responsibility to ensure that these crops are produced in a way that produces value right through the supply chain – particularly for farmers,” continued the spokesperson. she added that last month nestlé launched its cocoa plan, which is aimed at supporting cocoa farmers to increase production in order to tackle the hike in global prices, through training measures and the supply of 38 million disease-resistant plantlets. no one was available from the fairtrade foundation to confirm if discussions had taken place with nestlé at the time of publication. wholehearted support
last march, cadbury announced its commitment to source fairtrade cocoa for its iconic dairy milk chocolate bars and drinking chocolate in the british and irish markets. sales of dairy milk in the uk and ireland are worth £200m (€214m). speaking to this publication, richard watts, campaign manager at uk based advocacy group, sustain, said that fairtrade certification of products is good news for a lot of people in the developing world but he questioned why a company would seek fairtrade certification for only one of its brands. “we would like to see companies like cadbury and nestle give a wholehearted commitment to fairtrade and seek certification for all their chocolate brands. if they can do it for one chocolate bar, why not across the rest of their range,” he argues. fairer deal the fairtrade mark is a label that appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in poor countries are getting a better deal. for a product to display the fairtrade mark it must meet international fairtrade standards structured on the premise that trade, and a fair price, is a vital route out of poverty for cocoa farmers, the fairtrade network guarantees suppliers a minimum 'best deal' price. producers receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that is invested in social or economic development projects. a recent leatherhead food research report on the confectionery market found that, in the more developed parts of the world, sales of chocolate have been aided by the growing demand for more premium varieties, such as single-origin and fairtrade products, as consumers become more discerning.
Source :foodanddrinkeurope.com
Date :
10
November
2009
Category :
restaurants and Food industrie
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nestlé, the world’s biggest buyer of coffee, will invest more than half a billion us dollars (chf 500 million) in a wide-ranging plan, endorsed by the rainforest alliance, that will address responsible farming, sourcing and consumption across its coffee supply chain. nestlé, which purchases around 780,000 tonnes of green coffee a year, or 10 per cent of the world’s supply, unveiled the nescafé plan in mexico city today.
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the company is set to build new factories in angola, the democratic republic of congo (drc) and mozambique, while also expanding existing factories. nestlé will also increase its distribution capacity in the region by opening 13 new distribution facilities and more than double its work force by creating 750 new jobs by 2012. paul bulcke, nestlé ceo , who announced the investment at a press conference in kenyan capital nairobi, said: “nestlé is committed to unlock the business opportunities and to promote growth in equatorial africa.
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new research does not contradict or change the conclusions drawn in the european food safety authority’s opinion on ochratoxin a (ota) in foods such as cocoa products and liquorice, claims the parma-based agency. ota is a mycotoxin produced by several fungal species of the genera penicillium and aspergillus. animal studies have linked the toxin to renal tumors at high dosages.
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announcements of new r&d plans this week from nestle and danone indicate that major manufacturers plan to keep up the pace on nutrition research and innovation in the economic downturn. swiss-headquartered multinational nestle said today that it is setting up its first ever research unit in japan for fundamental scientific research on health and nutrition, in collaboration with the university of tokyo.
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announcements of new r&d plans this week from nestle and danone indicate that major manufacturers plan to keep up the pace on nutrition research and innovation in the economic downturn. swiss-headquartered multinational nestle said today that it is setting up its first ever research unit in japan for fundamental scientific research on health and nutrition, in collaboration with the university of tokyo.
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same store sales grew 5.8 percent in july year on year, the company said in a statement on wednesday. that compared to a 9.3 percent increase reported for june. \"it was not an easy month, many players were unable to fully reap the additional income from summer cafes in the moscow region due to a difficult ecological situation,\" chief executive sergei beshev said in a statement. the average bill fell 0.
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gilroy has a long history and strong track record of operations for more than 50 years and is one of north america’s largest processors of onion, garlic, capsicum and other speciality vegetable products. it is regarded by the food industry as a global leader in this business. its high solid seed development programme is considered to be the industry benchmark and provides it significant competitive advantage on account of its relatively higher yields and therefore lower cost position.
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there are fears that in the economic crisis consumers will put on “recession pounds” by eating unhealthily. rightly or wrongly, food manufacturers may suffer the blame but “unhealthy” and “recession proof” do not necessarily go hand-in-hand. and as consumers re-evaluate their spending, knowing which products are likely to be hit hardest could help give food companies a competitive edge.
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