Unboxed: 8 chocolate brands with a conscience
Brands focused on sustainability are building consumer trust with labelling transparency.
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These allergy-friendly chocolates are made with Fair Trade Certified cocoa that is dairy free, nut free and gluten free. This semi-sweet chocolate has sugar, chocolate liquor, organic cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract, organic powdered sugar and natural peppermint flavor. It is colored with plants such as turmeric, spirulina, carrot and hibiscus.
This chocolate is Fair Trade Certified and a better-for-you alternative to a typical conventional chocolate classic bar. It is layered with creamy nougat, salted caramel and dark chocolate. Additionally, this brand partners with the Conscious Alliance to deliver meals to people in need across the United States.
Dr. Bronner’s is launching a new Magic All-One chocolate flavor this fall. This cool peppermint cream bar contains refreshing, organic peppermint mingled with deep, dark roasted cocoa and coconut sugar. This chocolate bar is USDA Organic, Certified Fair for Life, Non-GMO Project Verified, Certified Vegan and the brand is a Certified B Corporation.
This brand produces small batch chocolates that are USDA Organic and use Fair Trade Certified cocoa. These dark chocolate bites contain 72% cocoa mass, natural vanilla and blueberries.
This women-owned company has created a dark chocolate quinoa crisp snack that is Rainforest Alliance Certified, Kosher, Non-GMO Project Verified, Certified Nut-Free and Certified Gluten-Free. The crisps are made with dark chocolate, cacao beans, cocoa butter and vanilla beans. We love that it has better-for-you ingredients like organic quinoa.
Made in Switzerland, these Certified Fair for Life chocolates are made without added sugar and are USDA Organic. The bar uses 70% dark chocolate with cocoa butter, cocoa beans and vanilla pods and contains superfood almonds.
This dark chocolate bar is Rainforest Alliance Certified, Non-GMO Project Verified and boasts a mix of unique and nutty flavors with 70% cocoa and maple glazed, salted pecans, organic butter, vanilla and cinnamon.
This brand is a Certified B Corp that uses chocolate that is certified by Fairtrade America. This chocolate bar contains dried whole milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, biscuit pieces, dark chocolate and reduced-fat cocoa powder. We love that the packaging is plastic-free and 100% compostable.
This brand is a Certified B Corp that uses chocolate that is certified by Fairtrade America. This chocolate bar contains dried whole milk, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, biscuit pieces, dark chocolate and reduced-fat cocoa powder. We love that the packaging is plastic-free and 100% compostable.
Chocolate with a conscience: Fair trade certification is quickly becoming the baseline standard for chocolate in the natural products food industry, with brands continuing to meet consumer demands for products with missions supporting transparency.
Two of the most highly recognized certifications that brands can receive for following fair trade practices are Fair for Life and Fairtrade America, which is part of the Fairtrade system. These certifications are valuable because they help guarantee trust and amplify consumer aptitude and support for ethical products. As more brands pursue these fair-trade certifications, this will prompt other brands to seek certifications for their products.
Fair trade certifications also help improve transparency about cocoa farmer conditions, resulting in a positive impact on the planet and people. Brands must follow rigorous standards for the ingredient sourcing in their products and have ethical farming practices to maintain fair trade certification.
Expanding the mission
Although it is not a considered fair-trade certification, Rainforest Alliance Certification has been appearing on a lot of chocolate brands in recent years. This third-party-verified certification shares a similar vision with the Fairtrade America certification and works to improve agricultural practices through its certification program and partnerships with farmers and forest communities. Additionally, it provides business trainings to prevent child labor and strive to decrease carbon emissions and deforestation.
Click through this gallery of some of the newest launches in ethical chocolate.
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