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  09/10/2020 | International

Mondelez International invests in Global Center for Sustainable Cocoa Farming Solutions

Mondelez International, Inc. has opened its state-of-the-art cocoa crop science technical center in Pasuruan, Indonesia.  

The center enables the concern to develop and promote better cocoa farming practices, continuing its work with farming communities, suppliers and partners around the world. It represents an important step in the company’s mission to lead the future of snacking by securing a sustainable future for high-quality cocoa, so consumers can enjoy the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. As one of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa for chocolate, the sustainability of the cocoa farming industry is key to Mondelez International’s long-term growth in Asia and around the world.

The investment in the Pasuruan Cocoa Technical Center focuses on cocoa crop science research and development. It supports sustainable, scalable cocoa farming practices and will work in partnership Mondelēz International’s global cocoa sustainability program, Cocoa Life. By the end of 2019, Cocoa Life had reached 175,017 cocoa farmers globally; 43,000 of these are Indonesian cocoa farmers.

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