Two companies, one commitment: Ben & Jerry's joins Tony's Open Chain

It is a commitment with signal power to the chocolate industry

23-Aug-2022 - Austria

The Tony's Open Chain of the Dutch chocolate company Tony's Chocolonely has been fighting inequality and exploitation in chocolate supply chains since its inception.

For even today, cases of illegal child labor and modern slavery are uncovered in cocoa farming by the millions. The world's largest cocoa growing region, West Africa, is particularly affected. At least 1.56 million children work on the 2.5 million cocoa farms in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire alone (NORC Report 2020).

Joke Aerts, Inspire to Actress (Tony's Open Chain Lead): "We are happy to have Ben & Jerry's join our mission. In addition to large volumes of cocoa beans that will be sourced through Tony's Open Chain in the future, the partnership with a world-renowned socially responsible company also has a high reputational value. It demonstrates that our way of working is a solution for all stakeholders in the cocoa industry. Together, we are moving closer to our goals of eliminating modern slavery and illegal child labor, stopping deforestation, and improving the lives of West African cocoa farmers."

To celebrate the launch of the collaboration, the two companies are each releasing a limited edition:

Ben & Jerry's "A Chocolatey Love A-Fair" - an ice cream creation inspired by Tony's caramel sea salt chocolate recipe (also available vegan), will be available in September

Tony's answer will then follow in early 2023 with two new bars based on Ben & Jerry's "Chocolate Fudge Brownie" and "Strawberry Cheesecake"

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