The picture above shows a map of how Whittaker's assemble their chocolate bar from ingredients they get from other countries around the world. It also shows where Whittaker's send their chocolate bars to after being manufactured in New Zealand.
The journey begins in Ghana, Asikesu. This is where 20% of the worlds Cocoa beans come from. Whittaker's is part of that percentage. Most of Whittaker's cocoa beans come from Asikesu, Ghana, but they get beans from elsewhere around the equator as well. The cocoa beans from the Asikesu get fermented and dried then they get taken to the Cocoa Marketing Company to get exported. They are shipped to Porirua where they get roasted and winnowed. The previously ground cocoa is combined with other ingredients including fresh New Zealand milk. Once the Chocolate bar has been assembled they get exported to many different countries for people to enjoy. These countries are Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, The Middle East, Kenya and various Pacific islands.
Hi Lia this is quite formative about where your chocolate beans start from and where they finish up as a chocolate. How can we relate chocolate back to Human right issues? Overall keep up the great work.
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