Comments on Jenn's review of Mint
Choosing Dagoba is a vote for sustainability and a message to Hershey's
Frederick Schilling is a passionate chocolatier -- I had an e-mail exchange with him shortly after the sale to Hershey's, and he told me that he was fully convinced that Hershey's is doing the right thing. Both Dagoba and Hershey's are part of the World Cocoa Foundation (http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/). Dagoba focuses on organic, sustainable cacao production and he's hoping to influence and direct Hershey's policies.
Yes - there are many problems with cacao production in West Africa. Hershey's has been pretty vocal about their commitment to resolving those issues and supporting West African communities and families.
Hershey's is huge -- and they are making changes, check out this 2007 article http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=34714
Dagoba is continuing to operate as prior to the acquisition -- and supporting Dagoba sends a clear signal to Hershey's that consumers want organic, ethically and sustainably produced chocolate.
Jenn's keywords: organic, chocolate, sustainable
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