BALTIMORE, Jan. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Now is the time to order Fair Trade chocolate for St. Valentine's Day. Purchases from CRS' two Fair Trade chocolate partners can be made online with gifts delivered to your home, parish, school or work. A gift of Fair Trade chocolate through CRS partners benefits poor farmers who grow cocoa beans and the CRS Fair Trade Fund, which provides innovation grants to expand Fair Trade markets for producers in the developing world.
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Divine Chocolate – Place Valentine's Day orders by Monday, February 6.
At the heart of Divine's delicious chocolate, there is a unique story. Not only do the Kuapa Kokoo farmers of Ghana receive a Fair Trade price for their cocoa, they also own 45% of the company and share in the profits from the chocolate.
Divine's chocolate hearts collection comes in milk, dark and white chocolate.
Equal Exchange Chocolate – Place Valentine's Day orders by Monday, January 30.
Equal Exchange organic, fairly-traded gourmet chocolate bars are a rich and delicious treat that supports small-scale farmers and their families. The bars combine Swiss standards in chocolate-making with cocoa beans from small-farmer co-operatives in the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Ecuador. Also fairly traded organic sugar from co-operatives in Paraguay and fairly traded vanilla from Madagascar.
Mention CRS Fair Trade when placing orders and a percentage of the purchase will be donated to the CRS Fair Trade Fund. Visit: www.crsfairtrade.org for more information.
Editors Note: High resolution photographs of chocolate products are available from susan.walters@crs.org
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