Gillco is now distributing the Gerkens® brand of organic cocoa powder from Cargill. We offer 10/12 natural and 10/12 lightly alkalized organic cocoa powders that are manufactured following strict food safety and quality standards.
According to Hugo van der Goes, Cargill’s VP Cocoa & Chocolate, “We are pleased to offer our customers this line of organic cocoa powder, which builds on Cargill’s strong product portfolio and provides even more opportunities to share the ingredients and knowledge to help our customers succeed.”
Gillco is especially proud of Cargill’s commitment to doubling the number of Farmer Field Schools in Cote d’Ivoire to 300 by mid-2010. This commitment celebrates Cargill’s ten years of successful cocoa farmer training and highlights Cargill’s belief that training farmers is a key to building a sustainable supply chain, increasing farmers’ incomes and supporting the growth of cocoa farming.