Chocolate Forum

Chat => General => Topic started by: smarties on December 13, 2004, 12:40:39 pm

Title: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: smarties on December 13, 2004, 12:40:39 pm

Having read the stories regarding chocolate production, I would like to ask you guys the following loaded question:



Would you preffer cheaper chocolate or better wages and conditions for those working in the chocolate producing countries?



Do you consider this, or just are more focussed on the output of the chocolate industry?



Is anybody up for putting some kind of pressure on the major
manufacturers of chocolate to cream [pun intended] less profits and
support the workers?



Is FairTrade a good organisation for this? How can we convince ourselves, and the companies, to pass the profits on?

Title: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: on December 13, 2004, 03:05:12 pm

We live in a captalist society.  Companies like Cadburys and Nestle are there to make chocolate and provide profits for their shareholders. 

Naturally the cocoa bean producers should get a fair price for their crop.   Is there evidence that they are not? 

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: wilburheath01 on April 23, 2013, 06:20:26 am

Chocolate companies invest millions of dollars into tools and machinery to turn bitter cocoa beans into delicious chocolate bars.

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: wjp666 on April 23, 2013, 01:22:29 pm

Where did these guys spring up from?

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: GimmeTheSoddingChoc on April 23, 2013, 02:19:10 pm

Quote from: wilburheath01 on April 23, 2013, 06:20:26 am

Chocolate companies invest millions of dollars into tools and machinery to turn bitter cocoa beans into delicious chocolate bars.

Yes, most of them using cheap cocoa and slave labour!

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: JaneRathore on May 24, 2013, 01:51:23 pm

I think chocolate companies have to pay tax to government and import-export expense also. So how can they provide to people at cheap rate?

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: wjp666 on May 26, 2013, 02:23:03 am

Lidl and Aldi manage it. Kind of.

Title: Re: Chocolate Conscience
Post by: GimmeTheSoddingChoc on May 28, 2013, 03:14:35 pm

This is getting very silly!