US/UK: Mars launches ethical cocoa push
By: just-food.com | 9 April 2009
Mars, the US-based confectionery giant, has outlined plans to use only "sustainable" cocoa in its products by 2020.
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Mars, the US-based confectionery giant, has outlined plans to use only "sustainable" cocoa in its products by 2020.
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