• Ethical chocolate manufacturer, Tony’s Chocolonely, has brought back its edible tree-shaped ornaments for the festive season, available in Milk Chocolate Gingerbread and vegan Dark Chocolate Candy Cane flavours.
Source: Tony's Chocolonely
    Ethical chocolate manufacturer, Tony’s Chocolonely, has brought back its edible tree-shaped ornaments for the festive season, available in Milk Chocolate Gingerbread and vegan Dark Chocolate Candy Cane flavours. Source: Tony's Chocolonely
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Ethical chocolate manufacturer, Tony’s Chocolonely, has brought back its edible tree-shaped ornaments for the festive season, available in Milk Chocolate Gingerbread and vegan Dark Chocolate Candy Cane flavours.

The chocolate is sourced using Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles, to ensure 100 per cent traceable cocoa beans, long-term partnerships with cocoa cooperatives, paying a higher price for cocoa to enable a living income for farmers and investing in sustainable practices to boost productivity and quality.

Also returning is the company’s Countdown Calendar, packed with 25 Tiny Tony’s in 10 different flavours. To highlight the ongoing inequality in the cocoa industry, Tony’s Countdown Calendar features deliberate unequal divisions – a design choice that serves as a conversation starter about ongoing challenges in cocoa farming communities.

Tony’s Chocolonely’s chief of markets, Matthew Webb, said the company’s holiday collection demonstrates that premium chocolate can be both delicious and ethical.

“By maintaining 100 per cent cocoa bean traceability and fostering long-term cooperative partnerships, we're setting new industry standards for fair trade practices,” said Webb.

Tony’s Chocolonely Milk Chocolate Gingerbread and Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Bars for RRP $9.95 and Countdown Calendar for RRP $42.95 are now available from independent retailers.

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