GHANA NATIONAL BEST COCOA FARMERS TOUR MARS WRIGLEY FACTORY IN SLOUGH, UK

Date: 01st July 2024

Mars Wrigley, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing company recently hosted a delegation of National Best Farmers from Ghana at their factory in Slough in the UK, as part of the group's educational tour of key establishments in the global chocolate industry.

The tour provided the farmers with practical knowledge of chocolate manufacturing processes, opportunities to interact with Mars Wrigley staff, and a platform to share their experiences.

Welcoming the delegation, Ms. Ellen Jacobs, Global Corporate Affairs Manager for Cocoa at Mars Wrigley congratulated the farmers on their achievements and highlighted the critical role cocoa plays as a primary raw material for Mars Wrigley.

She emphasized the company's commitment to helping create a more modern, inclusive, and sustainable cocoa ecosystem through its Cocoa for Generations programme. “One of the ways Mars does this is through cocoa science and technology research, which we believe can tackle some of the problems farmers face in cocoa production” she added.

Mr. Fiifi Boafo, Head of Corporate Affairs at COCOBOD and leader of the delegation expressed gratitude to Mars Wrigley for hosting the farmers and providing a hands-on visit to the Mars Chocolate School. He commended Mars Wrigley's commitment to research to support the cocoa sector and called for further collaboration with COCOBOD to develop breakthrough solutions to pests and diseases plaguing the sector.