October 14, 2009

I Lave You

Today, cakes around the world stopped spinning in diner cases and on rotating pedestals. One of the best cake blogs out there was featured in the NY Times. They have a whole slide show of excellent cake wrecks. If you haven't yet, take a look at Cake Wrecks.

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March 20, 2009

Kuapa Kokoo cocoa: Cadbury Cream Eggs Hatch a Conscience

By next Easter, your Creme Eggs may be a little less of a guilty pleasure. Cadbury just completed a deal to source fair-trade cocoa from Ghana by the end of summer 2009. The cocoa will come from a cooperative with the delightful name Kuapa Kokoo.

The cocoa trade in West Africa has a long list of problems including labor trafficking and child labor. In the U.S., fair-trade chocolate is available from a handful of mostly boutique premium makers who subscribe to the International Labor Rights Forum's Commitment to Ethical Sourcing. But the entry of a mass-market player like Cadbury has a major impact--tripling the market for fair-trade cocoa from Ghana.

[From CSR Wire via Fast Company]

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