Comments on: UK’s Kit Kat to go Fairtrade http://michael-niemann.com/blog/2009/12/10/uks-kit-kat-to-go-fairtrade/ Reflections on the politics and economics of cocoa and chocolate by Michael Niemann Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:57:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Where does Nestle take Fairtrade? « Divine Delights http://michael-niemann.com/blog/2009/12/10/uks-kit-kat-to-go-fairtrade/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Where does Nestle take Fairtrade? « Divine Delights Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:11:38 +0000 http://michael-niemann.com/blog/?p=749#comment-771 [...] trade are conflicted over this development – see Rob Greenland’s  blog , but many, such as Michael Niemann and Joe Turner  are concerned about where these global companies will take [...] [...] trade are conflicted over this development – see Rob Greenland’s  blog , but many, such as Michael Niemann and Joe Turner  are concerned about where these global companies will take [...]

]]> By: Mike Brady http://michael-niemann.com/blog/2009/12/10/uks-kit-kat-to-go-fairtrade/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Mike Brady Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:06:24 +0000 http://michael-niemann.com/blog/?p=749#comment-770 Some other key facts. This only involves Nestlé's 4-bar KitKat in the UK and Ireland and so just 1% of Nestle's cocoa purchase. The cost of the Fairtrade premium for this cocoa is less than £400,000 according to Fairtrade Foundation figures. Nestlé is currently spending £43 million promoting Nescafé coffee in the UK. So for less than 1% of this sum it has gained global media coverage, most of which suggests it is making a significant contribution to improving lives in Ivory Coast, when, in reality, it is part of the problem for failing to deliver on its promise to end child labour and slavery in its cocoa supply chain by 2006. Not only that, it has the UK Minister for Trade and Development defending it at the UN when questioned on Nestlé's record in developing countries. Not a bad return on its investment. See: http://boycottnestle.blogspot.com/2009/12/nestle-kitkat-minister.html Some other key facts. This only involves Nestlé’s 4-bar KitKat in the UK and Ireland and so just 1% of Nestle’s cocoa purchase.

The cost of the Fairtrade premium for this cocoa is less than £400,000 according to Fairtrade Foundation figures. Nestlé is currently spending £43 million promoting Nescafé coffee in the UK. So for less than 1% of this sum it has gained global media coverage, most of which suggests it is making a significant contribution to improving lives in Ivory Coast, when, in reality, it is part of the problem for failing to deliver on its promise to end child labour and slavery in its cocoa supply chain by 2006.

Not only that, it has the UK Minister for Trade and Development defending it at the UN when questioned on Nestlé’s record in developing countries.

Not a bad return on its investment.

See:
http://boycottnestle.blogspot.com/2009/12/nestle-kitkat-minister.html

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