Kit Kat

[artyman]

I'm sure most of us are partial to this confection, but I've just learnt that Nestle are going to rip up the Fair Trade Agreement that hey currently have with the cocoa suppliers.

If you think that a company that made profits in the billions should treat people fairly then visit this site and sign the petition.

Sign the Petition

Keep KitKat Fairtrade!

www.change.org

 

[markjay]

Didn't realise they did that... it's a shame. I have some familiarity with Cocoa processing in the Ivory Coast.

More detailed info here:

Nestlé urged to ‘keep KitKat Fairtrade’ as it moves to Rainforest Alliance

The Fairtrade Foundation is dismayed that Nestlé UK & Ireland will no longer buy Fairtrade cocoa for its KitKat brand. Instead, the food giant is moving to Rainforest Alliance certification.

www.foodnavigator.com

 

[Peter103]

Signed.

 

[ringway]

I've decided to stick two fingers up at them.

 

[MCFastybloke]

The only is no way, no kit kats for me.

 

[moonloops]

Interesting Topic, Bounty cause a lot of debate.

 

[Deleted member 126251]

Didn't realise they did that... it's a shame. I have some familiarity with Cocoa processing in the Ivory Coast.

More detailed info here:

Nestlé urged to ‘keep KitKat Fairtrade’ as it moves to Rainforest Alliance

The Fairtrade Foundation is dismayed that Nestlé UK & Ireland will no longer buy Fairtrade cocoa for its KitKat brand. Instead, the food giant is moving to Rainforest Alliance certification.

www.foodnavigator.com

I worked on (world bank sponsored) the construction of a sugar refinery there in the 70's......I was then asked if I'd like to stay on as part of the maintenance management team. I politely declined. It was a pretty wild place back then and I didn't enjoy my time there. We, along with the cocoa planters, blithely cut huge swathes of the jungle away in those days.

 

[Flyinspanner]

Signed and shared with 15000 -44000 colleagues also facing loss of earnings.

 

[Deleted member 65149]

It’s a difficult one. I certainly don’t understand the full implications of Nestle’s move, in particular the short-term v long-term impacts. The results of uncontrolled deforestation over the years are all too evident, but so are the struggles faced by those trying to make a living. Can’t Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance work together?