Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has signed a partnership with the largest Dutch supermarket chain, Albert Heijn, to make its private label chocolate fully traceable by 2019, reports Reuters. Starting in March, Albert Heijn's private label brand Delicata will be made from fully traceable cocoa, bought at a higher price from ethical chocolate company Tony's Chocolonely's partner cooperatives in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Barry Callebaut has made chocolate for both Albert Heijn and Tony's for years and plans to use the separate sourcing chain it set up for Tony's to make Albert Heijn's chocolate. Albert Heijn, part of the Ahold Delhaize grocery group, will pay Barry Callebaut slightly more for using the traceable chocolate, and will pass on part of the costs to consumers by increasing prices for its Delicata brand, which has annual sales of approximately $34 million.
Also a chocolate supplier to Nestle and Mondelez, Barry Callebaut has vowed to eradicate child labor from its supply chain by 2025. It invites other supermarket chains to follow Albert Heijn's example. According to Tony's Chocolonely's chief chocolate officer, industry partnerships have been key to accelerating sustainability in the whole sector. Full Story
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