Stories and News

22 May 2019

Divine Wins the SME Export Track 100 ‘Emerging Brand’ Award

The founders and directors of Britain’s 100 fastest-growing SME exporters were recognised at the 3rd annual Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 awards ceremony, held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tow...

22 May 2019

Press Release: Divine Chocolate Honoured as a ‘2017 Best for the World B Corporation’

'Best for the World': Divine Chocolate is among world-wide B Corps honoured this year for delivering best impact for communities.

22 May 2019

Divine Chocolate Wins Prestigious Queen’s Award

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the category of Sustainable Development. After a rigorous selection process, Divine Chocolate was awarded this h...

22 May 2019

Press Release: Divine Chocolate Honoured for the Second Consecutive Year as a ‘Best for the World’ B Corporation in 2018

June 12, 2018 -- Washington, D.C. -- Today, Divine Chocolate, the leading international Fairtrade and farmer-owned social enterprise, was, for the second consecutive year, recognised as one of the wor...

21 May 2019

Esther & Samuel: inspiring the next generation of cocoa farmers

In 2016, two children of Kuapa Kokoo farmers — Esther Awusi and Samuel Awuni — were selected to visit the UK as ambassadors of Kuapa Kokoo for a ‘Fairtrade Kids Tour.’ They came to sha...

21 May 2019

Visiting the chocolate factory: “We didn’t know what happened to our beans after they leave us.”

In 2015, twelve farmers from Kuapa Kokoo flew to Germany as the guests of Cord Budde, the managing director of the factory that manufactures Divine Chocolate. Read on below to learn more about their e...

21 May 2019

Fairtrade sugar farmers: overcoming challenges in Malawi

The sugar in Divine Chocolate is Fairtrade Certified and sourced from the Kasinthula Cane Growers Association in Malawi. In 2015, Manager Charles Chavi and farmer Allan Saidi from Kasinthula visited t...

21 May 2019

A cocoa farmer’s take on visiting the UK

In 2015, Divine Chocolate was delighted to welcome Kuapa Kokoo farmer Esther Mintah Ephraim to the UK for her second visit (the first one in 2013). Read on below to learn more about Esther’s experie...

21 May 2019

Kuapa Kokoo farmers’ five-city American tour

In 2013, Divine Chocolate USA hosted two farmer representatives from Kuapa Kokoo: Christiana and Afriye. They had a robust itinerary, traveling across many cities and meeting various people along the ...

21 May 2019

Kuapa Kokoo farmers visiting the UK: “Our presence is a demonstration of how things are changing for cocoa farmers.”

In 2013, Divine Chocolate was delighted to host a visit in the UK during Fairtrade Fortnight from Kuapa Kokoo members Mary Appiah and Esther Mintah Ephraim — both from the Western Region of Ghan...

21 May 2019

Seeing cocoa become a Divine Chocolate bar

In 2012, the Divine Chocolate Board of Directors gathered in Northern Germany at Weinrich, the family-owned factory where Divine Chocolate is made, for one of its annual meetings. Read on below to lea...

21 May 2019

Kuapa Kokoo leaders meet President Jimmy Carter

In 2011, Divine Chocolate USA hosted one of its annual Board meetings in Washington, D.C. In attendance were Madame Christiana Ohene Agyare, President of Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union, and Mr. Kwasi Aduse...

21 May 2019

International Fair Trade Charter Defines Vision for a Fairer World

In 2018, more than 250 organisations around the world united to launch an International Fair Trade Charter that sets down the fundamental values of Fair Trade and defines a common vision towards achie...

21 May 2019

A Fairtrade Pioneer

We were saddened to hear the news from Traidcraft proposing to cease trading at the end of the 2018.

2 May 2019

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