From World Vision:

Green & Black’s chocolate to go Fairtrade!

Green & Black’s chocolate has announced that it will convert 90% of its range to Fairtrade by the end of 2010, and its entire range by 2011. This is exciting and very welcome news!

These announcements are great news for cocoa farmers in developing communities. Through this Fairtrade deal they will receive economic, social and environmental benefits, empowering farmers, their families and communities.

This commitment by Green & Black’s, which is owned by Cadbury, supplements Cadbury’s existing commitment to make its Cadbury Dairy Milk product Fairtrade and available to Australians by Easter this year.

You may have heard that multinational company Kraft Foods are expected to confirm the purchase of Cadbury Global in the coming days. In welcoming Green & Black’s announcement, World Vision calls on Kraft to honour Cadbury’s commitments to covert its product range to Fairtrade.

For more information read the Green & Black’s and Fairtrade joint media release.

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