Fair Trade and Chocolate

1
Fair Trade and Chocolate

• Promoting a Fair and Sustainable Industry

2
The Global Nature of Chocolate

• South America
• Africa
• Asia

3
What Is Fair Trade?

• Above-market prices to growers
• No slavery used in production of cocoa
• Sustainable practices
• Benefits to trading partners communities

4
How Big Is Cocoa Fair Trade?

• Americans spend 13 billion a year on cocoa
  products
• More than 42,000 fair-trade cocoa farmers
• Fair-trade certified chocolate available from 10
  origins

5
Ensuring Quality

• Cocoa importers work with fair-trade cooperatives
• Beans are tracked back to their origins
• Quality control of fermentation levels