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Mars, Inc. is looking to physically segregate its cocoa supply chain by 2030, as part of a larger goal to fight back against child labor across the industry, and ensure that all of the cocoa it ...

Mars’ cocoa harvest in Ghana includes suppliers making extensive use of child labor, according to CBS News. The outlet reported it found instances of child labor at each of the remote farms supplying ...

Candy maker Mars said Wednesday it has partnered with biotech company Pairwise to speed up the development of more resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene editing technology. CRISPR technology is a ...

Announced on Thursday, June 26, 2008, Mars, USDA, and IBM are joining forces to sequence and analyze the entire cocoa genome for increased profits, sustained supplies, and improved farming and ...

LONDON - Mars Wrigley Confectionery launched a new sustainability strategy on Wednesday with the aim of combating deforestation, child labor and poverty, in what it called the 'broken” cocoa supply ...

Mars Inc. said yesterday it is holding "serious discussions with large pharmaceutical companies" about the development of a line of cocoa-based prescription drugs that could help treat diabetes, some ...

Chocolates are gifts that keep giving—especially for the families at the helm of Mars and Ferrero Rocher chocolate empires, who are juggernauts in their own right. Cocoa prices have skyrocketed ...

When Mars Inc. made a quiet tweak to its popular Galaxy chocolate bar last year, shaving 10 grams off the standard product size and repackaging the leaner treat without lowering the price, UK shoppers ...