Organic Cocoa - 12 oz. by Equal Exchange
Ingredients: Organic Evaporated Sugar Cane Juice*, Organic Nonfat Dry Milk Powder, Organic Cocoa* - Processed with Alkali, Organic Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Organic Carob Bean Gum, Organic Vanilla Powder (Organic Vanilla Extract, Organic Maltodextrin, Organic Gum Arabic) (* = Fair Trade Certified™).
Our delicious fairly traded organic hot cocoa has a rich chocolatey flavor that children and adults will love. Easy to make with hot water -- the milk is in the mix! This product helps farmers in 3 countries -- the organic cocoa is from small-scale farmers in the Dominican Republic, the organic sugar is fairly traded from farmer cooperatives in Paraguay, and the organic milk powder is from U.S. dairy cooperatives. Contains milk. Manufactured on equipment that processes products containing soy, wheat, and eggs.
Our Guiding Principles
- Trade directly with democratically organized small farmer cooperatives.
- Facilitate access to credit for producer organizations.
- Pay producers a guaranteed minimum price that provides a stable source of income as well as improved social services.
- Provide high quality food products.
- Support sustainable farming practices.
- Build a democratically-run cooperative workplace.
- Develop more environmentally-sound business practices.
