Tony's Chocolonely

When you’ve got nothing but good news to declare: 😋 With your support, we raised over €12K for the Chocolonely Foundation through the Gebr. Heinemann x Tony’s Chocolonely travel retail-exclusive 8-pack initiative. * whooop whooop * In simple lingo + simple math: 🧮 €12,455 (total raised) / €1 (per pack) = a whopping 12,455 packs sold through this initiative. In case you missed it: 🙌 When we launched this initiative in 2025, we committed to donating €1 from every pack sold to the Chocolonely Foundation (that’s on top of the 1% of our annual revenue we - Tony’s Chocolonely - anyways donate). Foundation, watteh? 🍫 The Chocolonely Foundation supports projects and organizations that contribute to prosperous cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, facilitate systemic change and challenge the status quo. That means every € from this initiative will go directly to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their families. 💪 Heck yeah! What’s more: since it was such a great success, Gebr. Heinemann has committed to running the initiative for a whole 'nother year. 🥳 Talk about raising the bar, together! Wanna learn more about the Chocolonely Foundation (+ how partnerships like this help support long-term change in cocoa-growing communities)? 🧑🏽🌾 Sink your teeth into 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFtTaBDY #socialimpact #cocoacommunities #supportnonprofits

We exist to end exploitation in cocoa, fighting poverty, child labor + deforestation. Fortune recognised that. 🍫   Tony's Chocolonely has been named on the 2026 Fortune Change the World list: 50 companies selected from roughly 200 for making real, measurable impact through their core business.   Here's what that impact looks like for us in the 2024/25 season:   🍫 We pay a price that enabled 32,133 cocoa farmers to earn a living income (58% more than the year before) 👧 813 children taken out of child labor 🌳 42,538 farms verified as deforestation-free 🤝 20+ Mission Allies now sourcing through Tony's Open Chain   We're proud. But we're not done. Not even close.   Our mission to fight exploitation in cocoa takes every cocoa sourcing company stepping up. Not for a season, but for the long haul. So here's our call: join Tony's Open Chain and help set a new norm in cocoa.   Because changing the world isn't something one company does alone. Check out our latest annual FAIR report 👉 https://lnkd.in/eafMpJXW   #FortuneChangeTheWorld #TonysChocolonely #TonysOpenChain

🤩 Did someone say good things come to those who WAIT(rose)? .. it’s been 2+ years since Waitrose & Partners joined Tony’s Open Chain as the very first grocery retailer Mission Ally based in the UK. 🇬🇧  That’s 2+ years of commitment, which includes paying cocoa farmers a price that enables them to earn a living income for their families. 🙌 whoop whoop 🗞️ 👇 And now for a double dose of sweet, sweet news:👇🗞️ This month, Waitrose is expanding its range not once but twice (!!) over with: 🎁 6 new choco gift boxes 🎄8 Christmas confectionery delights Wait, whaaat? Yup, you read correctly: 👯 Waitrose is going double digits with a whopping 23 choco products on shelf sourced via Tony’s Open Chain (aka our sourcing model that allows other brands to source their cocoa through our supply chain according to Tony’s Sourcing Principles). Can’t wait to take a bite? Neither can we! 🤤 You can shop the FULL range in Waitrose stores NOW – you’ll recognise ‘em by the big, yellow Tony’s Open Chain button on the front. Here’s to raising the bar! 🍫 🍫 Because more = more when it comes to changing the chocolate industry, together.

Sweet news for morning people (& not morning people): 🌞💚 AG1 has officially joined Tony’s Open Chain as a Mission Ally!   You might already know AG1 as a leading health + wellness brand. 🥤 At its core, AG1 is empowering millions of people think differently about what goes into their daily health routines.   In their own words: “We set the bar for quality – and keep raising it.” 💪 And that’s exactly where collaborating on cocoa comes in:   Tony’s Open Chain is a global initiative, that allows brands – like AG1 and 20+ others! – to source their cocoa according to Tony’s Sourcing Principles. That means we trace all cocoa and pay farmers a price that enables them to earn a living income.   We’re over the choco-moon to see more and more cocoa-using companies joining our sweet movement for change.   Here’s to raising the bar across more industries, together!🍫   👉 Wanna make impact with us, too? Start your day on a high note with Tony’s Open Chain.   #TonysOpenChain #Traceability #CocoaSupplyChain

Can you guess what Greyston Bakery’s awesomely good baked goods + our cocoa have in common? 👀 They both start with a simple question: Who gets left behind in the system? Greyston is best known for its pioneering Open Hiring model: no interviews, no resumes, no background checks. 🙌 Just an opportunity to work: “We don’t employ people to bake brownies; we bake brownies to employ people.” It doesn’t get any “batter” than that! Rising further to the occasion: Greyston joins Tony’s Open Chain, sourcing their cocoa through our supply chain, according to Tony’s Sourcing Principles. That means those beans are 100% traceable and farmers are paid a price that enables them to earn a living income for their families. Tickled your tastebuds? Come turn up the heat with us in the cocoa industry at Tony’s Open Chain! #IngredientSourcing #Cocoa #LivingIncome #TonysOpenChain

It’s World Chocolate Day! And we’re buzzin’ about how doin’ good business is good for business. 🥳🍫 With none other than a Forbes feature by Afdhel Aziz: 📢 Our very own Chief Chocolonely, Douglas Lamont, shares why collaboration, higher cocoa pricing and industry accountability matter now more than ever. Some highlights, in a cocoa shell:   🏈 See how we’ve successfully scaled in the US without compromising our mission  💰 Catch the latest on the ongoing cocoa pricing crisis  🧑🌾 Learn why higher prices + long-term investment in farmer livelihoods are essential    Yuuup, doin’ business differently is driving our commercial success. Pssst! Wanna know which 2 US brands have just joined our commitment to end exploitation in cocoa.. ? 👀 👉 Get the inside scoop in the full interview: https://lnkd.in/eGjMpcW5 #worldchocolateday #forbes #impactbusiness 

🌳Ready for some hope-scrolling on the deforestation front? 👇 Years ‘n’ years of campaigning are (finally!) gonna pay off. 💪 ️The UK government is taking forward some seriously sweet legislation to tackle illegal deforestation. 🗞️ The new law: 🏢 Affects all UK businesses in forest risk commodities (like cocoa) with a £1m+ turnover 👩🏾⚖️ Holds them accountable for preventing illegal deforestation in their supply chains 📝 Frames a whole new regulatory regime (hello stronger UK Timber Regulation + forest-risk provisions in the Environment Act) In a cocoa shell: 🌱 This is a WIN for the future of our planet. Buuut there’s still lots to be done. The very real “legal deforestation” remains a serious concern.✊ And so the push for more change continues.. 🍫 You know what news also tastes goooood? Knowing Tony’s is ahead of the game – we already make all our choc from 99.9% deforestation-free cocoa. Choc-yeah! #londonclimateactionweek #endingdeforestation #deforestation

In times of digital-online-everything, we’re all here for more realness. 🙌 Real events, real people, real choc-tastic moments, real impact. All wrapped up in real crazy tasty choc! 🍫 Yuuup, we’re an impact brand that makes chocolate (not the other way around). From the US to the UK, from NL to DE, we’ve been real busy raising the bar these past few weeks. Think: 🎉 chocolate clubs, free chocolate experiences, limited-edition bars and mooore. At the end of the day, they all funneled down to one real commitment: Together, we’ll end exploitation in cocoa. 👉 Click through for some of the best bites! Psst..📍What cities should we hit up next?

The # of kids going to Dutch primary schools? 🤔 About the same as those stuck in child labor in cocoa-growing households in Côte d’Ivoire + Ghana. 🧑🧑🧒🧒🚫 🚨 As you’re reading this – on #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor – there are 1.56 million kids* (!!!) harvesting the cocoa in many of your favorite choco. And 95% of them (~1.48 million*) are doing dangerous work in the fields.  Imagine kids in the Netherlands carrying cocoa instead of pencils + books.. Nobody would accept that, so nobody should accept this. Child labor is a clear violation of human rights and local laws, and still it’s chocolate’s bitter truth.  🏫 It’s easy to say, “those kids just need to go to school”. 📚 But the problem is much more complicated than that.. The root cause? Poverty. ’Cause for decades, millions of farmers have been underpaid for their cocoa, leaving them no choice but to turn to their kids for help on the farm. Tony’s exists to end this exploitation in cocoa, together with you. Bar by bar, bite by bite.  Until cocoa farmers earn a living income and their kids get to play, learn and dream BIG.  Are you with us? 🤝  *NORC Report, 2020, OCW, 2025 #worldchildlaborday #endchildlabor #childrights #educationforall #childrenfirst

Ever wondered what it’d be like to work at Tony’s.. ? Wonder no more! We asked, Team Tony’s answered. Sink your teeth into some snippets: 🫂 “People-focused.”  💫 “Beautifully chaotic.”  🤝 “A fun brand on the outside, but a pretty serious business on the inside.” .. and much, much mooore. Yuuup, that’s what it’s like to work at Tony’s (and yes, the rumors are true, we do eat chocolate every day)! 🍫😏 #sorrynotsorry Psst. We’ve tickled your taste buds? 👉 Join our team – and with it – our commitment to end exploitation in cocoa: https://lnkd.in/ddm-Pt_f Also, check out our LinkedIn Life page and click “I’m interested” to be the first to hear about future job openings. ✅ Are you ready to make an impact? #impactcompany #bcorp #nowhiring