News - The Cocoa Plan

Cocoa Farmer spreading cocoa beans for drying

Nestlé becomes first food company to partner with the Fair Labor Association

28th November 2011

Nestlé has decided to work with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to investigate whether children are working on cocoa farms supplying its factories… Read More

Nestlé’s Cocoa Plan extends to Indonesia

27th July 2011

Nestlé continues to expand its commitment to sustainable cocoa production… Read More

Press article highlights Nestlé’s tree programme in Cote d’Ivoire

13th July 2011

Press article highlights Nestlé’s tree programme in Cote d’Ivoire… Read More

New water pump in Côte d'Ivoire to sustain The Cocoa Plan

Nestlé and IFRC partnership

22nd November 2010

The Cocoa Plan has received further support with the renewal of the collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the next three years... Read More

New water pump in Côte d'Ivoire to sustain The Cocoa Plan

10th September 2010

A new water pump presented to the community of Deputekro in Côte d'Ivoire will provide safe and clean drinking water while also sustaining Nestlé's Cocoa Plan... Read More

Helping co-operatives improve quality

23rd August 2010

Nestlé with its supply chain partner Olam, has built three solar cocoa driers for its co-operatives... Read More

Industry partnership with Governments in West Africa

13rd August 2010

Industry partnership with Governments in West Africa... Read More

Cocoa Plan featured in Financial Times article

29th May 2010

Cocoa Plan featured in Financial Times article... Read More

Women's co-op first to plant trees

13th May 2010

A co-op run by women for women was the first of the Nestlé partners to begin planting its trees in the field... Read More

Nestlé delivers health and nutritional programs in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

24th April 2010

UOCAQ (Union of Farmer's Organisation from Quininde County) is a cocoa farmer organisation located in the province of Esmeraldas, a north-western region of Ecuador... Read More

Farmers receive premium payments

12th April 2010

Executive Vice President for Operations, José Lopez, hands out premium payments to Cocoa Plan farmers in Ecoya co-op during a tour of Nestlé's partner co-ops... Read More

Global confectionery head visits Nestlé nurseries

30th March 2010

The Head of the Strategic Business Unit for confectionery visited three of Nestlé's nurseries in Côte d'Ivoire and two of... Read More

Three co-ops benefit from Cocoa Plan farmer field schools

15th February 2010

A group of twelve farmer field schools set up by The Cocoa Plan are half way through the first year of training. Last year three co-ops grouped together... Read More

World Bank President visits R&D Centre in Abidjan

28th January 2010

President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, visits the Nestlé Research and Development Centre in Abidjan today for an insight on Nestlé's commitment to sustainability in cocoa... Read More

Nestlé UK launches Fairtrade KIT KAT

7th December 2009

Nestlé UK has announced that KIT KAT, its leading confectionery brand and the UK's favourite chocolate biscuit, will be certified Fairtrade in the UK and Ireland... Read More