Chocolate: 111 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
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.
Grade
Any grade 1111Tony's ChocolonelyChocolate & cocoaFairtrade chocolate barsHolds Fairtrade certification and publishes its suppliers.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars2Alter EcoChocolate & cocoaOrganic fair trade chocolateHolds Fair for Life certification.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars3Moser RothChocolate & cocoaPremium chocolate blocks sold at ALDIHolds SA8000 certification.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars4BennettoChocolate & cocoaOrganic Fairtrade chocolate blocksHolds Fairtrade certification and publishes its suppliers.GoodVerified5FeastablesChocolate & cocoaFairtrade chocolate barsHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars6HalbaChocolate & cocoaSwiss Fairtrade chocolate barsIts own factories in Ecuador and Honduras hold Fairtrade certification.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars7HuChocolate & cocoaOrganic refined-sugar-free dark chocolateHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodGoes Above and Beyond: Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities3 stars8Chocolate and LoveChocolate & cocoaOrganic Fairtrade chocolate bars.Holds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified9Green & Black'sChocolate & cocoaOrganic dark and milk chocolateHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified10Loco LoveChocolate & cocoaHandmade organic vegan chocolateIts own factories in Peru hold Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified11PicoChocolate & cocoaVegan organic Fairtrade chocolateHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified12RiegeleinChocolate & cocoaSeasonal chocolate figuresHolds Fairtrade certification.GoodVerified13Charley's Chocolate FactoryMissing: living wage proof, a full independent supply chain audit and traced raw materials · Chocolate & cocoaTree-to-bar Queensland chocolateSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported14Daintree EstatesMissing: a named supplier list and traced raw materials · Chocolate & cocoaAustralian-grown single-origin chocolatePays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackPartly verified15GuylianMissing: traced raw materials · Chocolate & cocoaBelgian seashell chocolatesPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackVerified16VegoMissing: traced raw materials · Chocolate & cocoaVegan organic Fairtrade hazelnut chocolatePays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.On TrackVerified17Loving EarthMissing: living wage proof, worker rights protections and 2 more · Chocolate & cocoaOrganic raw chocolate and superfoodsSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported18Michel CluizelMissing: living wage proof, worker rights protections and 3 more · Chocolate & cocoaFrench single-plantation chocolate makerSays it buys directly and pays fairly, but hasn't published proof.On Track*Self-reported19merciNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaBoxed assorted European chocolatesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20ToffifeeNo living wage evidence · Chocolate & cocoaCaramel cups with hazelnut and chocolatePublishes 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