Comments on: Hey Hershey: Share the Goodness with Cocoa Farmers https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Anna Canning https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-8142 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:23:56 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-8142 In reply to Daryl Nelsen.

Hi Daryl,
Those organic + Rainforest Alliance certified Reeses were launched in Spring 2021. Unfortunately, I would not consider it a win for activists–and have heard similar from cocoa farm representatives. Just for starters, Rainforest Alliance doesn’t include minimum prices for farmers. Rainforest and Hershey are also currently being sued for child labor in cocoa supply chains and their failure to address it.
For more on why Rainforest Alliance is not the same as fair trade, see this blog post: https://fairworldproject.org/rainforest-alliance-is-not-fair-trade-2/
And you can hear directly from cocoa farmer representatives on why they feel Rainforest Alliance is inadequate in my interview here (we actually ended up doing a whole podcast series sort of on your question!): https://fairworldproject.org/podcast/season-1/episode-1/
Anna

]]> By: Daryl Nelsen https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-8140 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:03:48 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-8140 I am an advocate for fair trade chocolate as well and have been teaching my students about fair trade certifications and how to be a more conscious consumer, often targeting Hershey with letters and emails. Yesterday in a pharmacy I bought a Reese’s cup and Hershey bar with a rainforest alliance label on it. Does anyone know how long they have been selling these fair trade chocolate bars? I consider this a big win for us activists.

]]> By: Kenneth G. Berger https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-7356 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 22:27:22 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-7356 I’ve told everyone not to buy Hershey’s products
I would like if you email a copy of this
I want to mail a copy to all the big stores especially W-mart
Thank you
Kenneth Berger

]]> By: Karlo V. https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-6185 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:25:57 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-6185 I personally haven’t heard of this topic lately, but it is important to do such acts of terror. The cocoa farmers are already suffering from poor pay and trying to survive every single day but support child labor, and stopping for over 20 years and several promises is just disappointing. It depresses me that brands like KitKat hire children and pay minimally. They donated money to organizations in the Covid19 months, but it is clear that it was only a small compensation, because the money was supposed to go to farmers.

]]> By: Karlo V https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-6184 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:23:17 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-6184 I personally haven’t heard of this topic lately, but it is important to do such acts of terror. The cocoa farmers are already suffering from poor pay and trying to survive every single day but support child labor, and stopping for over 20 years and several promises is just disappointing. It depresses me that brands like KitKat hire children and pay minimally. They donated money to organizations in the Covid19 months, but it is clear that it was only a small compensation, since money was supposed to go to farmers.

]]> By: Sarah bruno https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-6008 Fri, 08 May 2020 17:48:00 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-6008 You are just a evil as nestles was with their formula they gave to new mothers an Africa but then they couldn’t afford to buyout and started diluting and babies couldn’t thrive and then died. all in the name of greed no compassion for those you are exploiting. would you pay your own children or grandchildren that little not enough to live on. How do you live with your self and families. no heart just a greedy one with no love or compassion. I will not and haven’t been buying your product as had read about you and your poor should say no real pay. corruption isnthe name you pay with your mother must be rolling over inner grave for your horrible greed and no companion.

]]> By: Liz Tansey https://fairworldproject.org/hey-hershey-share-the-goodness-with-cocoa-farmers/#comment-5961 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:53:30 +0000 https://fairworldproject.org/?p=17572#comment-5961 Time to support the deserving cocoa farmers without whom you wouldn’t be as successful as you are.

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