Labour Lens

Chocolate: 111 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

111 brands rated so far in Chocolate & cocoa. Most big supermarket chocolate brands, plus a good share of craft and bean-to-bar makers. Read the Chocolate & cocoa guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

81FreiaNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaNorwegian milk chocolate and barsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified82GarotoNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaChocolate bars and boxed bonbonsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified83GodivaNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaPremium Belgian-style boxed chocolatesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified84Koko BlackNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaPremium handmade chocolates and cafés.Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified85LeonidasNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaBelgian pralines and chocolatesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified86Lily O'Brien'sNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaIrish boxed chocolates and giftsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified87Lotte GhanaNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaJapanese and Korean milk chocolatePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified88MarabouNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaSwedish milk chocolate barsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified89Max BrennerNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaChocolate cafés and chocolate giftsShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed90MeijiNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaJapanese chocolate and chocolate snacksPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified91MilkaNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaAlpine milk chocolate bars and treatsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified92Montezuma'sNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaBritish chocolate bars and trufflesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified93Monty BojanglesNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaCocoa-dusted chocolate trufflesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified94MorinagaNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaJapanese chocolate and confectioneryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified95NeuhausNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaLuxury Belgian pralines and chocolatesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified96Pana OrganicNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaOrganic vegan chocolate made in MelbournePublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified97PatchiNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaLebanese luxury gift chocolatesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed98ROYCE' ChocolateNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaJapanese nama chocolate and confectioneryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified99SarottiNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaChocolate bars and pralinesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified100ThorntonsNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaBritish boxed chocolates and giftsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported