Chocoholics listen up! ALDI Australia is marking a delicious yet important milestone as the nation’s first supermarket to join Tony’s Open Chain, launching the Choceur CHOCO CHANGER, a game changing range of chocolate bars paving the way for a more responsible (and delectable) future for farming communities and chocolate lovers. How sweet!
Joining Tony’s Open Chain as a mission ally, ALDI has developed the Choceur CHOCO CHANGER – the fairest, most responsibly sourced chocolate bar ALDI has ever launched. Besides being super tasty, CHOCO CHANGER chocolate is made from 100% responsibly sourced cocoa, offering customers the ultimate trifecta across taste, value and responsibility.
Tony’s Open Chain is an initiative designed to transform the chocolate industry. By sourcing the cocoa beans through Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles, ALDI is taking 100% responsibility for building an open and transparent supply chain. And the best part? They’re only $3.99 each.
Crafted with the planet and chocolate lovers in mind, Choceur CHOCO CHANGER offers a responsible indulgence that doesn’t compromise on the planet or the palate.
ALDI Australia joins other ALDI countries across Europe, the UK, and the US in ranging three new delicious flavours, making ALDI a truly international mission ally and partner of Tony’s Open Chain.
Choceur CHOCO CHANGER bars also look different from your typical chocolate block. With a deeper meaning embodied into its fun yet striking design, the different shaped triangular pieces represent cocoa plantations from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, where the cocoa is sourced. Chocolate lovers will be quick to notice that no two pieces of the delicious chocolate are exactly the same. Each bar features uniquely different pieces varying in shape and size (unlike even squares found on traditional chocolate blocks). However, the bars’ quirky design holds much deeper meaning, reflecting the reality of the cocoa value chain where risks and rewards are not evenly distributed.
“The launch of Choceur CHOCO CHANGER in Australia represents a significant milestone in the ALDI SOUTH Group’s commitment to making good difference for both people and the planet through responsible sourcing and responsible business practices,” ALDI Australia’s Director of Sustainability, Daniel Baker said.
“We’re proud to be mission allies of Tony’s Open Chain, improving working conditions along the cocoa supply chain to ensuring each step is traceable and transparent. For everyday chocolate lovers this means you can savour a delicious treat while supporting a more ethical cocoa industry. Each purchase helps us drive structural change that creates a positive lasting impact in farming communities.” said Mr Baker.
Available in a range of tantalising flavours including Dark Chocolate Salty Fudge Almond, Milk Salted Caramel Brownie and Milk Chocolate Honeycomb Nougat, ALDI’s Choceur CHOCO CHANGER is poised to become your new go-to treat.
• Milk Salted Caramel Brownie, $3.99: Smooth and creamy 100% Belgian milk chocolate with crunchy brownie and salted caramel pieces.
• Dark Salty Fudge Almond, $3.99: Indulgent 100% Belgian dark chocolate with salted toffee fudge and caramelised almond pieces.
• Milk Honeycomb Nougat, $3.99: Smooth and creamy 100% Belgian milk chocolate with nougat and honeycomb pieces.
More about ALDI’s commitments to Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles:
• Principle one: Traceable beans
o All cocoa beans are 100% traceable and sourced directly from farmer cooperatives, meaning we know where the beans are grown and under what circumstances.
• Principle two: A higher price
o Farmers receive an additional premium on top of the Fairtrade premium for every kilogram of cocoa beans, enabling them to earn a living income.
• Principle three: Strong farmers
o The ALDI SOUTH Group (which ALDI Australia is part of) supports professional farmer cooperatives. Together they are stronger and can work together more professionally as an organisation, achieve economies of scale and create commitment and trust among the members of the cooperatives.
• Principle four: Longer term perspective
o The ALDI SOUTH Group makes long-term commitments that provide farmers with income security and the opportunity to invest in their businesses.
• Principle five: Productivity and quality
o The ALDI SOUTH Group helps farmers to improve yields through training and investments by Tony’s Open Chain and to get access to markets.
ALDI works with third-party certification schemes, including Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance, to ensure 100% of cocoa in our own-brand chocolate is responsibly sourced.
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