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1Organic Panama Extra Dark Chocolate (80% Cacao) 3.5 oz bar & 1 Organic Mint Chocolate (67% Cacao) 3.5oz bar (2 Total)
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Equal Exchange's organic fairly-traded gourmet chocolate bars are a rich and delicious treat that supports small-scale farmers and their families. The bars combine famous Swiss standards in chocolate making with cocoa from the farmer co-operatives CONACADO, in the Dominican Republic, COCABO, in Panama, and CACVRA, in Peru; fairly traded organic sugar from co-operatives in Paraguay and Costa Rica; and fairly traded vanilla from Madagascar.
You will receive ONE Organic Panama Extra Dark Chocolate (80% Cacao)3.5oz. bar and ONE Organic Mint Chocolate with a Delicate Crunch (67% Cacao)3.5oz bar.
The 80% cacao content 3.5oz bar is Equal Exchange�s darkest yet. This bar is perfectly balanced in a way that allows the true chocolate flavor of the Panamanian beans to shine. Vegan and gluten-free.
Ingredients: *Organic Cocoa Liquor, *Organic Raw Cane Sugar, *Organic Cocoa Butter,*Organic Ground Vanilla Beans. (*Fair Trade Certified)
The Organic Mint Chocolate with a Delicate Crunch (67% Cacao)3.5oz bar is the crunchy mint chocolate experience you've been waiting for � an ideal balance of rich, dark chocolate and light, refreshing mint. You'll love the delicate mint crunch in this bar, which provides a wonderful compliment to the creamy, deep chocolate. Gluten-free.
Ingredients: *Organic Cocoa Liquor, *Organic Raw Cane Sugar, *Organic Cocoa Butter, Peppermint Crisps (*Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Peppermint Oil), *Organic Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar, *Organic Ground Vanilla Beans. May contain traces of milk, peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios & pecans. (*Fair Trade Certified)
Profile of COCABO in Panama:
Founded in 1952, COCABO (the Multi-service Cacao Co-operative of Bocatore�a) was the first agricultural co-operative established in Panama. COCABO is an organization of 1,500 small-scale cacao farmers, mostly of the Naso and Ng�be peoples, in the Bocas del Toro province. Along with marketing cacao and implementing Fair Trade projects in local communities, the co-operative supports its members through technical assistance to increase crop yields and quality. The organization has diversified its business through sales of bananas and pineapples, ownership of five hardware stores and the operation of a saw mill. Located on the outskirts of the Amistad Forest Reserve, COCABO offers crucial support for economic and community development through alternatives to traditional economic activities that have often led to deforestation in this critical habitat.
Equal Exchange was founded in 1986 to create a new approach to trade, one that engages consumers and builds honest and Fair Trade relationships through cooperative principles.
Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.
Equal Exchange�s 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.
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