lil bits
Despite their size, Lil’ Bits create big impact for cocoa farmers – at Tony’s, we pay 18%-44% more for our cocoa than most other chocolate companies to enable cocoa farmers to earn a living income.
Lil’ Bits are great for solo snacking and sharing (remember to share our story while you’re at it). So grab a handful and join our mission to end exploitation in the cocoa industry!
an unequally divided chain
Right now there are at least 30,000 victims of forced labor and 1.56 million cases of child labor in cocoa-growing households in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
The root cause? Poverty. Millions of cocoa farmers are living below the poverty line in West Africa because big chocolate companies don’t pay enough for their cocoa.
Forced labor, illegal child labor and extreme poverty are the symptoms of an complex underlying issue: the economic model of the cocoa industry, which is driven by maximum profit.
This is a result of the unequally divided cocoa chain. Tony’s Chocolonely exists to change that. Our mission: together we’ll end exploitation in cocoa.
tony’s 5 sourcing principles
.. for ending exploitation in the cocoa indsutry
With incredibly tasty chocolate, we lead by example and show the world that chocolate can be made differently. By following Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles, it’s possible to make end exploitation in cocoa and be commercially successful.
We believe all 5 Sourcing Principles need to be applied together in order to achieve change. No cherry picking! These 5 are necessary to enable long-term progress and a more sustainable cocoa chain.
