Tony's Chocolonely

A 55% raise for cocoa farmers?! Heck yeah!! 🥳 After decades of underpayment, farmers are FINALLY benefiting from high cocoa prices. ’Cause the #farmgateprice (= paid to farmers) is finally catching up to the market price (= paid by companies).  So, that’s it? Mission accomplished? Sadly no.. ’Cause while prices are up right now, they’ll most likely fall again – leaving farmers back at square one, still unable to earn a living income.. 📉  But we won’t stand for that.  📣 Which is why we’re urging all companies to commit to paying a higher price..  ❌ Not just today.    ❌ Not just tomorrow.   ✅ But every cocoa season.  Just like we do. ’Cause if you can pay it today, you can pay it tomorrow.   No more excuses.. Who’s with us?! 🙌 #cocoaprices #ethicalchocolate #tonyschocolonely #farmgateprice #endingexploitationincocoa #cocoafarmers

A BIG recognition for our sourcing model! 💪🥳 Tony’s Open Chain – our collaborative initiative that invites other brands to source their cocoa ethically, just like us – got a huge shout-out in the newly released #CocoaBarometer! Published by VOICE Network, this highly respected report tracks sustainability progress across the cocoa industry. 🔎🌱 Their take? 📣 Tony’s Open Chain is the only major player taking responsibility across the 3 key areas needed to support farmers in moving towards a living income. Proof that our sourcing model is leading the charge for change! We’re suuuuuper proud of this recognition – for #Tony’sOpenChain, all 20 Mission Allies that source their cocoa via our global initiative, and our partner co-ops in Ghana + Côte d’Ivoire. 🤝 But we’re not done yet. ’Cause millions of cocoa farmers are still stuck in poverty. That’s why we’re calling on all companies to join us in raising the bar to end exploitation in cocoa, starting with paying farmers a higher price long term. 💵 Sooo.. who’s with us?! #ethicalsourcing #cocoafarmers #livingincome #tonyschocolonely

📣 This just in 📣 We’re suuuper stoked to welcome Kakra (Ataa-Asantewaa Martha) Ph.D. as the 5th board member of the #ChocolonelyFoundation, which works to strengthen cocoa communities in Ghana + Côte d’Ivoire. An expert in her field, Kakra has worked in the cocoa sector for over a decade, collaborating with global organizations like Marswrigleytreats, Oxfam Novib + ICF/The World Bank! ✅ Yeppppp, her track record speaks choco volumes about her commitment to ethical + sustainable cocoa. 🌎 And her insights will make sure farmers’ reality – and their voices – shape everything the Foundation does. 🤝 While Tony’s is driving change from within, we launched the Foundation to go #beyondthebean, giving back to the communities we depend on for our chunky chocolate. We donate 1% of our global revenue annually to support this. 💰 Check out some of the sweet change we’ve made together: https://lnkd.in/eFtTaBDY #ethicalsourcing #tonyschocolonely

European Commission, let’s cut to the chase.. 👇 Your plan to delay the #EUDR by another 12 months, all because of an IT issue? Not good enough. Deforestation is out of control. We need the European Union Deforestation Regulation to hold companies accountable for ensuring their supply chains are deforestation-free. And we need it now. Of course, a solid IT system is essential – but this shouldn’t keep us from moving forward. Pragmatic enforcement + clear guidance can already provide the support we need to protect our forests. 🌳✅ At Tony’s, we exist to end exploitation in the cocoa industry, including #deforestation. And we prove every day that supply chain due diligence is possible. But we need this bold #legislation to drive industry-wide change, raising the floor so all companies can follow suit. That’s why we’re calling on the #EuropeanCommission to reconsider any further delays and keep their promises to the planet and its people. 🤝 How about it? Ursula von der Leyen Maroš Šefčovič Manfred Weber Pascal Canfin Marie Toussaint Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy Herbert Dorfmann Christophe Hansen Delara Burkhardt Ingeborg ter Laak Jessika Roswall #tonyschocolonely #eulegislation #cocoa #sustainablesourcing

Is it too late to add this to the September issue? 👀🍫💃🏾 Earlier this month, our Chief of Global Brand + Communications, Sadira E. Furlow, spoke about building a bold and successful impact brand at the Dialogues with Patience event Amsterdam Fashion Week – and how we actually practice what we preach on transparency. ✅ And not only did Sadira talk the talk on impact, but she walked the walk too – wearing a custom look by Ghanaian/US label STUDIO ONE EIGHTY NINE.❤️ This artisan-produced fashion lifestyle brand and social enterprise is on a mission to empower, create jobs + support education and skills training in local artisan communities in Ghana. Given our own cocoa connection to West Africa, this collab fitted us to a tee! 🪡 A huge shoutout to our Serious Friend Borre Akkersdijk from Patience and BYBORRE for having us. So we could prove that ethics don’t just taste damn good – they look good, too. Read all about the making of our Tony’s x STUDIO ONE EIGHTY NINE fit  👇 #AFW #sustainablesupplychain #ethicalsourcing #FashionMonth #TonysChocolonely

The potential of pulp? We thought you'd never ask.. 👀 Right now, lots of cacao pulp is being discarded. Which isn’t just super wasteful, but also means cocoa farmers are missing out on extra income, while many are stuck living below the poverty line.. That’s where Kumasi Drinks comes in. Together with the Chocolonely Foundation, ETG and Beyond Beans Foundation, they’re opening the first-ever (!!) cacao fruit juice factory in Côte d’Ivoire, which will.. 💵 .. increase the income of 5,000 cocoa farmers 🌍 .. move more of the cocoa value chain to Côte d’Ivoire, where 50% of all cocoa is grown Now that's what we call makin’ JUICY impact. Psst.. while our efforts are focused on changing the cocoa industry from within, we launched the #ChocolonelyFoundation to go beyond the bean – giving back to the communities we depend on to make our chunky chocolate. 🍫 Every year, we contribute 1% of our global revenue to the Foundation, so it can support bold, game-changing initiatives, like this factory. ✅ Curious about the other projects the Foundation supports? Check out their website: https://lnkd.in/eFtTaBDY #tonyschocolonely #kumasi #chocolonelyfoundation #partnership #cocoaindustry #endingexploitationincocoa  

When custom chocolate exists..     .. do you really wanna be that person who gives out another plastic pen? 👀    Yeppp, we’re calling it! It’s time to ditch the dull merch.   Wrap your brand around our crazy tasty, Fairtrade choco bars for merch they’ll talk about for days. Great for your next trade show, campaign or company milestone. 🍫    Ready to be everyone’s favorite person?   Customize your own Tony’s chocolate bars: https://lnkd.in/dn4efZQ6   #customizedmerch #customgifts #customization #chocolate #fairtrade #sustainablemerch #merch #tonyschocolonely

It’s official! Good things come in smaller packages 🥳🍫   After successfully launching in the Netherlands + Germany, we’re suuuuuper excited that our 90g chocolate bars are now available in the UK, too!   Same crazy tasty chocolate, now in a more personal size. Perfect for those moments when sharing is off the table.   Whether.. 🙌 there’s a 10 minute break in between a full day of zoom meetings 💻 you finally submitted THAT assignment 🍫you’ve finally found time for a self care night after you've put the kids to bed 😮💨 you’re pressing pause.. ’cause sometimes you just need to   Available in 4 delicious flavors at Sainsbury's’s, our new bars are for you.. and for you alone-ly (see what we did there? 😏)   So go on, tell us.. When will you be chomping on your first 90g bar? #tonyschocolonely #90gbars #productlaunch #endingexploitation #ethicalchocolate #foryoualonely

📣🍪👩🍳 Fresh from the oven! Dutch cookie brand Koeckebackers has just *officially* joined Tony’s Open Chain! 🥳 This means they’ve joined our fight to end exploitation in the cocoa industry. And that both their brand-new chocolate chip cookies will be made using cocoa sourced directly via Tony’s Open Chain, according to Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles. Psst.. Our 5 Sourcing Principles include paying farmers a higher price long-term so they can earn a living income, investing in their productivity + using 100% traceable beans to drive down child labor and protect forests. ✅ As a Mission Ally, Koeckebackers joins other friends like Ben & Jerry's, Albert Heijn, + Waitrose & Partners – bringing our grand total to a whoppin’ 21 (including Tony's)! Sooo.. Who’s next? 👀 🙌 #TonysOpenChain #responsiblesourcing #fairtrade #cocoa #chocolate #impactcompany

Did someone say B-corp party at Albert Heijn?! 👀   We'll bring the chocolate. 🍫🥳   Celebrating all the B Corp brands on their shelves, Albert Heijn, the Netherland's largest retailer, just launched their new campaign: "Ieder B’tje helpt". It's basically Dutch for "awesome-brands-that-have-a-positive-impact-on-the-world". Pretty sweet community to be part of, eh?   Psst.. Did you know that Albert Heijn was the very first company to source its cocoa via Tony's Open chain, officially joining our fight against exploitation on cocoa farms? 🤝   And now, they’ve made it suuuuper easy to fill up your basket with B-corp certified products. Go check 'em all out! 🛒 #bcorp #chocolade #chocolate B Lab Europe