To ask you to help me source ethical chocolate

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I’m not just talking paying a fair wage (as that may well be done for the adults), but ones that don’t exploit children.

I was watching a documentary (it’s a few years old now) about the chocolate industry and it mentioned Nestle. It was a sad watch but I thought most companies have changed - though from what I gather, Nestle still aren’t doing enough to combat the problem.

I’ve had a google and found Tony’s Chocolonely (are they any good?), but I want to have a variety to choose that are entirely ethical.

Also, are there other companies that should still be avoided? Mars was mentioned a few times in old articles and I can’t tell about now, but I’m still thinking they should be avoided.

What are your votes?

Tonys are amazing. What do you mean you want a veriety ? There's a good few kinds.

Radio 4 food programme had a an episode on this just last Sunday. Well worth a listen if you can. Tony's was featured along with loads of other.

Tony's tastes AMAZING, particularly the salted caramel one and and the pretzel one.

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Funnily enough I listened to that episode of the Food Programme the other day and have ordered 3 different bars of Tony chocolonely from Sainsbury's. My shopping is due any minute and I'm v excited

Tonys have 2 Christmas flavours. A csby cane and a gingerbread one. I have managed to get the candy can but yet to try. I'd lso recommend the one with pretzel pieces.

Tony’s is GREAT.

If you want to be completely ethical, you can order Tony Chocolonely's direct from them. It costs a little more but you're not giving a chunk of your spending to a corporate along the way.

Another Tony’s fan here. My favourite is the seasalt caramel in the orange wrapper.

Tony's is great!!!

Montezumas chocolate is made in Sussex and prides itself on being ethically produced - it's pricy though! For everyday, supermarket, lower priced stuff I believe Kinder is one of the the better brands. There's a website that compares different companies so that you can make more informed choices when shopping, i think it's called the good shopping guide.

Tony's chocolonely is lovely. Really thick chocolate and ethical.

Art house Meath have chocolate and it’s just a lovely company.

Divine chocolate. It is AMAZING. Fair trade and the cocoa farmers are all share holders in the business too. They are also committed to empowering women. And it tastes so good.

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Tonys is lovely - their version of Toblerone is the dogs bollocks.

Can confirm Tony's candy cane is awesome.

Oh man, I love Tonys. Especially the salted caramel one

Hotel Chocolat run their own estates so they can specifically focus on ethical growing and projects like eliminating child labour and improving health.

Another Divine fan here..my 9yo picked their advent calendar out a while back and I was chuffed

Came here to also recommend Tony’s. The one in the yellow wrapper is amazing.

I was given 5 bars of Tony's as a gift. Assorted. I wasn't impressed. But I am more of a dark chocolate fan. Lindt dark and Hotel Chocolat dark taste good to me - but I don't know how ethical they are.
How sad that the UK can't talk about Cadbury's as ethical anymore. It was founded on ethical principles. Now owned by Kraft/Montezuma and tastes like glooopy plasticine. Unsustainably sourced palm oil. Mmmm yummy...

Tony's are great. Satisfied at sainsbury at a discount else anpther very ethical shop for toys, clothes etc. Babipur

Co-op have some good own brand options!

Have a look at ethical superstore (google) they give guidance about what sustainability markers each product meets

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