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| Green and Black's is making non-organic chocolate bars for the first time ever | |
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| Green & Black’s has begun using non-organic chocolate for the first time since it was founded in 1991. | |
| The upmarket chocolate brand is known for its products with the word 'organic' printed in pride of place below the company logo – but the word has been dropped for a new range in the US. | |
| A Green & Black's spokesperson confirmed to The Independent the new range was not organic, but would "sit alongside the classic Green & Black's range, which will continue to be organic". | A Green & Black's spokesperson confirmed to The Independent the new range was not organic, but would "sit alongside the classic Green & Black's range, which will continue to be organic". |
| Green & Blacks was founded by Craig Sams and Josephine Fairley as a small, organic brand, which was awarded Britain's first Fairtrade mark. | Green & Blacks was founded by Craig Sams and Josephine Fairley as a small, organic brand, which was awarded Britain's first Fairtrade mark. |
| It was bought in 2005 by Cadbury, which has been owned by American company Mondelez International – formerly known as Kraft Foods – since 2010. | |
| Mondelez sparked outrage this month when it changed the shape of its Toblerone chocolate bars. | Mondelez sparked outrage this month when it changed the shape of its Toblerone chocolate bars. |
| The company said it had increased the space between the distinctive triangles because it was "experiencing higher costs for numerous ingredients". | The company said it had increased the space between the distinctive triangles because it was "experiencing higher costs for numerous ingredients". |
| In October, Tesco and Unilever clashed after the company said it would raise prices of its key products – including marmite – to compensate for the diminishing value of British currency. | In October, Tesco and Unilever clashed after the company said it would raise prices of its key products – including marmite – to compensate for the diminishing value of British currency. |
| “In the UK, all Green & Black’s products are organic. In the USA, we have just launched a new range of ‘discovery’ products, to sit alongside our classic, organic range," said the Green & Blacks spokesperson. | “In the UK, all Green & Black’s products are organic. In the USA, we have just launched a new range of ‘discovery’ products, to sit alongside our classic, organic range," said the Green & Blacks spokesperson. |
| "The new range has been created to introduce our delicious, ethically sourced chocolate, made from the finest ingredients, to people who might never have tried Green & Black’s before. | "The new range has been created to introduce our delicious, ethically sourced chocolate, made from the finest ingredients, to people who might never have tried Green & Black’s before. |
| They said the new bars would have a different "new signature taste" and will be made from sustainably sourced cocoa. | They said the new bars would have a different "new signature taste" and will be made from sustainably sourced cocoa. |
| "This new range will not be organic, but will sit alongside the classic Green & Black’s range, which will continue to be organic.” | "This new range will not be organic, but will sit alongside the classic Green & Black’s range, which will continue to be organic.” |