Having perfected the chocolate coating recipe for our client, Pittsburgh-based Edward Marc Chocolatier, in 2015, we introduced them to our HORIZONS range of products that directly supports sustainable, entrepreneurial farming, improved productivity and community development including a focus on female farmers. The mission of our Cocoa Horizons Foundation instantly resonated with Edward Marc’s own sustainability values and the championing of women entrepreneurs as it is a Certified Women Owned Business.

Cocoa Horizons’ mission: to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities through the promotion of sustainable, entrepreneurial farming, improved productivity, and community development.

Scaling up

Edward Marc not only became a HORIZONS customer, but it also became the first customer in North America to include the HORIZONS logo on its entire portfolio. Fast forward two years and the company is now sponsoring a project designed to help women in Côte d’Ivoire adopt sustainable and productive agroforestry methods. Working initially with six women in 2017, the objective is to expand year-on-year.