ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth)
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
ALDI's own-label chocolate blocks and bars: Choceur, Dairy Fine and Moser Roth.
We couldn't confirm where ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth) gets most of its cocoa.
Also worth knowing
Most cocoa is grown in countries such as Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, where workers are very unlikely to earn a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Finds and fixes child labour on cocoa farms (Fairtrade, Fair for Life or its own published monitoring), and traces other high-risk ingredients where they're a major part of its range
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth)'s evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
- A product carrying the Fairtrade mark: Good
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Where its cocoa is grown
We couldn't confirm where ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth) gets most of its cocoa, so this shows where cocoa is usually grown.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire | 45% | Regular violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ghana | 25% | Strong protections | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Ecuador | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Cameroon | 10% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Nigeria | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: an estimated 1.5 million children work on cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and most cocoa farmers earn well below a living income. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing)
- Modern slavery statement
- It doesn't show that it checks cocoa farms for child labour and fixes what it finds.
Research notes ALDI Australia's Choceur and Dairy Fine chocolate is Rainforest Alliance certified, and its Moser Roth range is Fairtrade; it gives no share of its cocoa that is certified. Moser Roth is made in Germany, but ALDI does not say which countries or cooperatives its cocoa comes from. The ALDI SOUTH Group has been a Tony's Open Chain partner since 2020, placed 3rd among global retailers in the 2025 Chocolate Scorecard and got a 2026 Retail Stayers award for taking part every year since 2021. It does not show that cocoa farmers across its range earn a living income.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Scorecard | Listed | ALDI SOUTH Group placed 3rd among global retailers in the 2025 Chocolate Scorecard and got the 2026 Retail Stayers award; no 2026 rating given. View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Certified | Moser Roth range is Fairtrade; the larger Choceur and Dairy Fine ranges are Rainforest Alliance. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | ALDI lodges Australian modern slavery statements; the latest covers 2025. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- CHOICE: ALDI Moser Roth Finest Dark 70% Cocoa · search the archive · Country of origin: Made in Germany.
- Inside FMCG: ALDI launches responsibly sourced chocolate bar · search the archive · ALDI Australia launched the Choceur Choco Changer bar under Tony's Open Chain in October 2024.
- Scoop: The Lights Came On (7th edition Chocolate Scorecard) · search the archive · 2026 Chocolate Scorecard: Retail Stayers award to eight retailers including ALDI South for taking part since 2021.
- University of Wollongong: Annual chocolate scorecard reveals the dark side to your Easter treat · search the archive · ALDI rated yellow in the 2024 Chocolate Scorecard, ahead of Woolworths (orange) and Coles (red).
Published by ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth) or its owner
- ALDI Australia: Tea, coffee and cocoa · search the archive · Choceur and Dairy Fine are Rainforest Alliance certified; Moser Roth is Fairtrade; no certified share or cocoa origins given.
- ALDI Australia: Choceur Milk Chocolate Block 200g · search the archive · Choceur block carries the UTZ (now Rainforest Alliance) cocoa label; no cocoa origin stated.
- ALDI Australia Modern Slavery Statement 2025 · search the archive · Cocoa a priority commodity; Tony's Open Chain partner since 2020; ALDI SOUTH Group 3rd among global retailers in 2025 Chocolate Scorecard; no origins.
Company details
- Owned by
- ALDI Süd
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is ALDI own brand chocolate (Choceur, Moser Roth) ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/aldi-own-brand-chocolate, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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