Cocoa, sugar and, in particular, palm oil production are driving deforestation. The production of milk powder also is very carbon-intensive, largely because dairy cows generate a lot of methane while producing milk. For this reason, milk chocolate is more environmentally harmful than dark chocolate.

Cocoa production has potential to do no environmental harm if properly managed, but best practices are not widespread, leading to soil erosion and ultimately further deforestation for new plantations. When the soil erodes, the land becomes less fertile for cocoa and yields decrease.

Deforestation. Cocoa farming also contributes to rainforest and old growth forest deforestation. By clearing land in these forests, farmers decrease the biodiversity and interactions between the many different organisms that naturally live in the area.

Analysing the carbon footprint of the chocolate industry as a whole, the study found that it contributes around 2.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to the atmosphere every year – roughly the equivalent of the combined emissions of an entire city.

Cocoa farming is also contributing to deforestation in rainforests around the world. Slavery and Child Labour: Not many people may know that there is a secret ingredient in the production of chocolate, an ingredient that has no taste – slavery and child labour.

Cadbury is to encourage its cows to burp less to reduce the carbon footprint of its milk chocolate. The company is working with its 65 dairy farmers in Wiltshire to reduce the emissions of their animals. Studies show that the production of one litre of milk produces the equivalent of 900g of CO2.

Child exploitation has plagued the cocoa industry for years. A new report by Macquarie University has revealed major chocolate producers such as Nestle, Hershey, Mondelez (which owns Cadbury) and Mars are still sourcing cocoa from Ivory Coast, a small African country where child labour and slavery is rife.

Almost a third of chocolate packaging was not recyclable, including wrappers for KitKats, Cadbury Bitsa Wispa, M&Ms, Cadbury Dairy Milk bars and Cadbury Twirl Bites. It was a different story for the most recyclable category, fizzy drinks, which were found to be 100% recyclable.

Our Roses tubs are made with polypropylene, which can be recycled in most local authority recycling centers & our new Roses flow-wrap accounts for 10% less packaging than the previous twist wrap however they are not yet recyclable.

Both paper and foil, like the old packaging used, can be recycled. Unwrapping the paper, rubbing the foil to reveal the word KitKat, tearing the foil with your finger and snapping the fingers apart is what eating a KitKat is all about.

Aluminum foils preserve chocolate for a long time, when not exposed to heat, humidity, or light. Its bright attractive color is another advantage that helps to draw customers’ attention. Another advantage is that foils are easy to fold, which helps the customer save what’s left of a chocolate bar for later.

Hershey’s Kisses Wrapper (and other foil or paper wrappers): Can be recycled! Hershey’s Kisses Plastic Bag (and all other plastic bags): Can be recycled in certain locations. Many food retailers accept them!

In 1988, when the company was acquired by Nestlé, it was the fourth-largest confectionery manufacturer in the world. The Rowntree brand continues to be used to market Nestlé’s jelly sweet brands, such as Fruit Pastilles and Fruit Gums.

1988. In 1988 Rowntree’s® was bought by the Swiss company Nestlé®, who decided to keep Rowntree’s® as the name of their UK fruit confectionery range.

Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery was a British confectionery company formed by the merger of Rowntree’s and John Mackintosh Co.. The company was famous for making well-known brands of chocolate, including Kit Kat, Aero and Quality Street.