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Latest news, events and insightful stories from members of the Divine team.

22 May 2019

Cadbury Sells to Kraft – Very Different Reasons to be Sad

In 2014 Peter Cumming, Head of Equities at Standard Life, was quoted, saying “…It is sad that Cadbury is gone, but business is business.” There are lots of people who felt sad – but for very different reasons…

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22 May 2019

Divine Wins Two Great Taste Awards

We were delighted to announce that our Dark Chocolate After Dinner Ginger Thins and 70% Dark Chocolate with Chilli and Orange were awarded one star by the Guild of Fine Food at the Great Taste Awards ...

22 May 2019

Divine’s MD Sophi Receives the Good Deals Pioneer Award 2013

We were thrilled to announce that our MD Sophi Tranchell received the Good Deals Pioneer Award for her significant and lasting contribution to positive social change.

22 May 2019

Divine Chocolate Wins Top Social Enterprise Award

We were delighted to announce that in 2014 Divine Chocolate was named Social Enterprise of the Year at the UK Social Enterprise Awards, hosted in London by SEUK. The national competition recognises th...

22 May 2019

Divine Chocolate Announces Merger of UK and US Businesses

Divine Chocolate, the farmer-owned chocolate company and award-winning social enterprise, merged its UK and USA businesses in 2015. The newly merged Board met for the first time that year, flying in f...

22 May 2019

Divine Wins Guardian Sustainable Business Award

In 2015, Charlotte Borger and Wendy Rowan attended the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards held at Siemen's The Crystal at Royal Victoria Docks. Amongst so many sustainable projects and businesses, w...

22 May 2019

Sophi Tranchell Wins Top International Award for Social Innovation

In 2016, Divine's CEO Sophi Tranchell won the Schwab International Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a prestigious international award celebrating achievements in social innovation.

22 May 2019

Sophi Tranchell on Her 85,000 Bosses

Watch Sophi Tranchell's interview with Hub Culture at the World Economic Forum in Davos that took place in 2017.

22 May 2019

Press Release: Divine Chocolate is Awarded B Corp Certification

B Corp™ Certification for Divine Chocolate highlights a continued commitment to ethical and sustainable business practices.

22 May 2019

Statement Regarding the Announcement that Sainsbury’s is Switching From Fairtrade Certification To Its Own “Fairly Traded” Programme

In 2017 Divine Chocolate issued the following statement in response to the news of Sainsbury's replacing the Fairtrade Mark with its own 'fairly traded' claim on its own label tea.

22 May 2019

Press Release: Farmer-owned, women-led Divine Chocolate Celebrates 10 Years of Success in U.S. Market

This milestone highlights American support for social enterprises using business as a force for good.

22 May 2019

Divine Wins the SME Export Track 100 ‘Emerging Brand’ Award

The founders and directors of Britain’s 100 fastest-growing SME exporters were recognised at the 3rd annual Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 awards ceremony, held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tow...

22 May 2019

Press Release: Divine Chocolate Honoured as a ‘2017 Best for the World B Corporation’

'Best for the World': Divine Chocolate is among world-wide B Corps honoured this year for delivering best impact for communities.

22 May 2019

Divine Chocolate Wins Prestigious Queen’s Award

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the category of Sustainable Development. After a rigorous selection process, Divine Chocolate was awarded this h...

22 May 2019

Press Release: Divine Chocolate Honoured for the Second Consecutive Year as a ‘Best for the World’ B Corporation in 2018

June 12, 2018 -- Washington, D.C. -- Today, Divine Chocolate, the leading international Fairtrade and farmer-owned social enterprise, was, for the second consecutive year, recognised as one of the wor...

21 May 2019

Kuapa Kokoo & Divine help farmers gain skills, confidence, and influence

In 2017, Divine Chocolate’s UK team hosted two Kuapa Kokoo farmers from Ghana, Linda & Victoria. They shared their stories of cocoa farming and how as members of Kuapa Kokoo, they felt empowered...

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