Dagoba Organic Chocolate Commits to Using Cacao Beans From Rainforest Alliance ...
HERSHEY, Pa., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Dagoba® Organic Chocolate today announced that their complete line of USDA Certified Organic chocolate products is now being made with cacao beans from Rainforest Alliance Certified(TM) farms; reinforcing the company’s commitment to follow sustainable practices.
By mid-year consumers will be able to purchase Dagoba Organic Chocolate products that bear the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. The seal indicates that the cacao beans were grown on sustainably managed farms that protect forests, rivers, soils and wildlife, while being good community neighbors. Rainforest Alliance certification also ensures that workers have safe working conditions, just wages, dignified housing and access to education for their children.
“The Dagoba brand takes unparalleled measures to ensure cacao farms are following the highest quality standards to produce the best certified organic cacao in the world,” said Ray Major, who leads the cacao development and sourcing for Dagoba Organic Chocolate. “Working with the Rainforest Alliance, whose certification has the strongest voice in the area of environmental stewardship, ensures that these efforts are sustainable over the long term.”
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