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... cargill’s drive to secure a good quality and sustainable supply of cocoa beans is filtering down to famers in cote d'ivoire as it has just made premium payments totalling more than us $2 ... the cash boost is the second of its annual sustainable certified cocoa premiums that are being made to 26,500 farmers across 21 cooperatives in cote d'ivoire ... it was made for the delivery of 20,000 tonnes of utz certified and rainforest alliance cocoa between october 2010 and may 2011 ... this is about 10 per cent of cargill's total bean sourcing in cote d'ivoire ... direct to farmer cargill told foodnavaigator ... 2m figure was not the amount paid for the cocoa, which was not divulged, but an additional amount on top of that – more than 50 per cent of which goes directly to farmers ... harold poelma, managing director cocoa, cargill cocoa & chocolate, said: “the premiums are a clear indication that farmers are adopting more sustainable practices and that the availability of sustainable beans, and cocoa products, for our customers continues to grow ... “these premiums recognise the hard work undertaken by farmers and prove our commitment to sustainable cocoa production and improving incomes for farmers ... ” he added that cargill would continue to work closely with the farmer in order to reach its target of 100,000 tonnes of certified sustainable cocoa beans from cote d'ivoire by 2015 ... as the consumer movement for sustainable and fair trade-type products gains momentum, chocolate and cocoa suppliers are increasingly called on by customers for clarity in the supply chain

... cargill has resumed is cocoa and chocolate operations at its production facility in the ivory coast following the resolution of the recent political crisis in the west african cocoa powerhouse ... since the eu lifted its restrictions on the ports and institutions, the main ports of abidjan and san pedro have begun operating again with exports of cocoa products and beans resuming ... jos de loor, managing director of cargill cocoa & chocolate, said that cocoa bean purchases have already begun, whilst exports will commence in the next few days: “the situation is continuing to improve with visible and practical signs that the country is on the road to recovery following the months of instability and uncertainty

... cargill has announced a breakthrough in cocoa powder technology which enables faster and improved dispersion in cold drink mix application ... the company claims to be the first to crack the technical challenge of improving the speed at which cocoa powder disappears below the surface of cold liquid – known as wettability ... its new cold dispersible cocoa powders demonstrate increased wettability rates of 100% when compared to market standard and will disperse evenly throughout the liquid ... ” with a number of patents pending, cargill is currently unable to further expand on the technology behind this development ... dr henri kamphuis, quality and technology director, cargill cocoa and chocolate told foodnavigator ... the news comes well in advance of the official launch of the first cocoa powders featuring the new technology, which is scheduled for 2012 under the company’s premium gerkens premium brand

... the delivery of cargill’s first utz certified beans from vietnam marks an important milestone for the company in its bid to establish the region as a new origin country for cocoa, said the ingredients giant ... the development, which saw the arrival of the beans to cargill ’s buying station in chau thanh ben tre province, demonstrates the company’s role in building a global sustainable supply chain, continued the company ... three vietnamese cocoa plantations also recently received utz certification for sustainable cocoa following cargill’s farmer training and the audit process in january ... harold poelma managing director cocoa, cargill cocoa & chocolate told confectionerynews ... “cargill will continue to undertake research and provide training to cocoa farmers with respect to good agricultural practices,” he said ... the company founded the utz certified cocoa programme, along with dutch development organization solidaridad and others in the cocoa sector ... meeting increasing demand cargill said that these recent developments will help it produce 600 metric tonnes of certified sustainable cocoa beans in 2011 ... in total the company will produce 2,500 metric tonnes of cocoa this year, up from less than 20mt in 2004 when the project was initially set up ... poelma said that output from the new cocoa-producing country will help the company cater for the growing global demand for cocoa beans, which is growing at 2 to 3 per cent per year ... “if supply does not increase, there will be insufficient cocoa to meet this demand,” said the managing director ... “the vietnamese government recognises this too and has put a target of 100,000mt of cocoa to be produced each year by 2020,” he added ... over the past six years cargill has worked with the vietnamese and dutch governments and confectionery giant mars to develop the production of sustainable cocoa in the country

... statistics include adm cocoa, barry callebaut, blommer chocolate co ... , cargill cocoa & chocolate co

... "katy cole, technical service national accounts manager for cargill cocoa & chocolate north america, said: "chocolate liquor requires kettles to hold it in liquid form, or processing equipment to melt it if it is solid ... "wilbur chocolate duet powdered mix, which is a proprietary blend of chocolate liquor and cocoa mixed into a powder form, offers versatility and gives bakers an easier way to formulate with chocolate liquor ... "courtney ledrew, marketing manager for cargill cocoa & chocolate north america, said: "when economic times are tough, consumers often trade down from expensive luxuries to smaller, relatively inexpensive pleasures, and one way they do that is through food choices ... "cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services, and has presence in 67 countries

... north american cocoa bean grindings revealed a double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2010, the first gain since 2008, according to the latest statistics released from the national confectioners association (nca) ... 17 per cent increase in cocoa grindings from the first quarter last year, totalling 116,122 metric tons ... “the previous year was very, very low and because we were starting from a low base we were expecting a recovery for 2010,” said laurent pipitone, senior statistician at the international cocoa organization (icco) ... industry demand rises cocoa grinding data is an indicator of demand from industry, with the product being used by manufacturers to create what are known as cocoa ‘semi-finished’ products: cocoa butter, cocoa powder and cocoa liquor ... the north american increase is in line with recent data from europe, which again revealed a hike – albeit single-digit – in cocoa grindings ... the statistics from the european cocoa association (eca) revealed an 8 ... participants in the us statistics include, amongst others, adm cocoa, the hershey co, barry callebaut, cargill cocoa & chocolate, mars chocolate north america and nestle chocolate & confectioners

... a new cocoa buying station in vietnam will support an ongoing programme of cocoa farming expertise transfer and shows the high expectations cargill has for cocoa development in the country, said the industry chocolate supplier ... harold poelma, managing director at cargill cocoa & chocolate told confectionerynews ... com that the company’s new buying station in binh phuoc, its third in the country, demonstrates the growth taking place in vietnam regarding its cocoa crop and cargill’s commitment to this ... cargill’s ultimate aim is to provide our global and regional customers with high quality cocoa and chocolate products, made from vietnamese cocoa ... crop potential the world cocoa crop is around 3 ... “vietnam is not a traditional cocoa producing country, but five years ago we started a project together with mars, the world wildlife fund (wwf) and the dutch ministry of agriculture, to revitalise the cocoa industry in vietnam – knowing that vietnam has the potential to grow a good crop,” explained poelma ... he said that climate and soil conditions for cocoa growing in vietnam are good and that since the start of the project cargill has been steadily been investing in farmer training and presence on the ground, which has involved 12,000 farmers since 2005

... as cargill expands its cocoa farmer training programme in the ivory coast this month, we caught up with managing director of cargill cocoa & chocolate, harold poelma, to hear about developments in the sourcing of sustainably derived cocoa and his call for audit convergence among schemes ... he also speaks about the utz scheme together with cargill is intent on turning the cocoa farmer in west africa into a more professional grower, which in turn is boosting the quality and yield of cocoa in that region

... cargill cocoa & chocolate’s plant in tema, ghana, celebrated its first year of operation by obtaining recognition from aib international (aib) ... “for a plant that has been operating for just a year to become the first cocoa plant in ghana to obtain aib recognition really is a remarkable achievement,” said leo winters, head of cargill’s cocoa operations in west africa ... ” the tema plant has the capacity to transform around 65,000 tons of cocoa beans per year into high-quality cocoa butter and powders for customers around the world ... cargill ghana produces and exports a range of cocoa powder under the ‘good taste of ghana’ banner