With the worldwide cocoa shortage set to continue, Whittakers has announced the famous chocolate.
The chocolatier announced that they would be broadening their cocoa sources, supplementing its from Ghana (where they originally source from) with those from other African countries.
“We wanted to be upfront with Whittaker’s Chocolate Lovers about why we need to have a more diverse cocoa supply chain,” explained co-chief operating officer Matt Whittaker.
“The reality is that the global cocoa shortage looks set to continue, which is also unfortunately likely to have ongoing impacts on the price of all chocolate into the future.”
The decision was made to ensure the chocolate was still manufactured in New Zealand.
Whittakers will now be sourcing beans from other African nations such as Uganda and Cote d’Ivoire depending on availability.
These will be blended with Ghanaian beans, which would remain the main variety in order to “maintain the same taste and quality” that customers expected of the brand’s chocolate.
