Chocolate

Most cocoa farmers do not earn enough to cover their basic needs. This is in part due to unreliable market prices and an unfair supply chain.

In recent years, the price of cocoa beans has slumped. Disease and age are damaging cocoa trees, while climate change is making crops harder to grow.

What difference does choosing Fairtrade make?

When you choose Fairtrade chocolate, you know that farmers in places like Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are getting a fairer price for their cocoa.

Farmers and workers receive the Fairtrade Minimum Price for their crop. It means they are more likely to be able to cover household costs like education, food and healthcare.

They also receive an additional Fairtrade Premium, which they can choose to invest in their communities and to fight the effects of climate change.

Where to buy Fairtrade chocolate

Aldi
Aldi is moving towards Fairtrade-certified cocoa.

Alter Eco
Organic, Fairtrade chocolate for more than 20 years.

Asda
Find your nearest store.

Beech’s Fine Chocolates
A longstanding British chocolatier using Fairtrade cocoa across the range.

Belvas
Luxury Fairtrade Belgian chocolate.

Ben & Jerry’s
The first ice cream maker in the world to use Fairtrade-certified ingredients.

Chocolate and Love
Award-winning range of organic and Fairtrade-certified dark chocolate, wrapped in eco-friendly packaging with hand-painted illustrations.

Cocoa Loco
Fairtrade and organic-certified chocolate – all made in their kitchen in West Sussex.

Co-op
All Co-op cocoa benefits Fairtrade farmers.

Daylesford Organic
Organic, single-origin chocolate bars.

Decathlon
Using Fairtrade cocoa across its nutrition and energy ranges.

Divine
The only chocolate company in the world that is Fairtrade and farmer-owned.

Green & Black’s
In 1994 Green & Black’s Maya Gold was the first chocolate in the UK to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark.

Greggs
Not just hot chocolate, but all cocoa in Greggs’ bakery products is Fairtrade.

Guylian
Pioneer of Belgian Chocolate Seashells with more than 50 years of excellence.

Hu Kitchen
Creamy, decadent chocolate with simple, organic ingredients and unbeatable taste.

iChoc
Vegan organic favourites, now with Fairtrade cocoa.

Jenny Wren Chocolates
Environmentally considerate, quality products made with Fairtrade cocoa.

Lambertz
Xmas treats available at Waitrose, Home Bargains, Costco, and independent retailers.

LIDL
100% sustainable cocoa in all its own-label products.

Mallow & Marsh
Pauseworthy pleasure, now with Fairtrade cocoa.

Maltesers
Made with Fairtrade cocoa.

M&S
M&S chocolate ranges, such as Colin the Caterpillar cakes, Collection Single Origin bars and Belgian chocolates, as well as many of their own-brand products like Choc Marks, use Fairtrade cocoa. Find out more here.