industry retail fair trade products chocolate website www.divinechocolate.com divine chocolate limited is a purveyer of fairtrade chocolate . it was originally established in the uk in 1998 as a company limited by shares co owned by the kuapa kokoo cocoa farmers co operative in ghana twin trading and the body shop with support from christian aid and comic relief . the body shop subsequently handed their shares over to kuapa kokoo which increased kuapa s share of divine chocolate ltd from 33 % to 45 % 1 contents 1 trade practices 2 products 3 ownership 4 awards and accolades 5 references 6 external links trade practices edit divine chocolate claims that its trading system is unique in that farmers own the biggest stake in the company and share its profit . 2 divine delivers four streams of income to kuapa kokoo 1 the fairtrade minimum price for its cocoa or world price if that is higher 2 the fairtrade premium of 200 for every tonne of cocoa 3 2 % of annual turnover for producer support & development 4 44 % of distributed profit . citation needed products edit the first divine product launched in october 1998 was a milk chocolate bar . since then the range has grown to over 50 products including 12 different flavoured bars seasonal specialities chocolate gifts drinking chocolate and cocoa . another brand especially for young people dubble was launched in 2000 in collaboration with comic relief . ownership edit following the body shop handing all their shares in the company over to kuapa kokoo in 2007 divine chocolate ltd was then owned by the following organizations 45 % owned by kuapa kokoo a fairtrade cocoa farmers cooperative in ghana . 43 % shares owned by twin trading an alternative trading organization based in london . 12 % owned by oikocredit a dutch microfinance institution . 3 the most recent development in 2015 is that uk and us businesses have been merged giving kuapa kokoo a 44 % share of the new company still the biggest share . divine chocolate ltd uk has acquired the 69 % of divine chocolate inc usa that was in other ownership through a mutually agreed share swap resulting in divine chocolate ltd owning 100 % of divine chocolate inc. whilst bringing in some minority shareholdings to divine uk . awards and accolades edit divine chocolate was a runner up in the 2002 worldaware award for small businesses . the nomination recognized divine chocolate for its courageous and creative marketing stance in favour of fair trade in the highly competitive chocolate confectionery market . 4 divine chocolate was voted observer best ethical business in 2008 5 and best social enterprise in 2007 . divine was also voted favourite fairtrade product by good housekeeping in 2008 . two divine products have received 2013 great taste awards guild of fine food . most recently divine was named favourite fairtrade product in uk awarded social enterprise of the year 2014 and won the 2015 guardian sustainable business award for social impact innovation . references edit not just heavenly it s divine . sojourners magazine . may 2007 . pp. 30 35 . http www.theguardian.com sustainable business fairtrade partner zone beans bar cocoa traceability supply chain divine chocolate limited 2007 leading fairtrade chocolate company becomes even more divine . url accessed on january 15 2007 . worldaware business awards 2002 the trade partners award for small businesses in africa siegle lucy 8 june 2008 . observer ethical awards 2008 green at heart . the observer . guardian news and media . retrieved 30 november 2012 . external links edit divine chocolate uk v t e fair trade core topics history of fair trade fairtrade certification fair trade and politics fair trade impact studies fair trade debate alternative trading organization trade justice trade justice movement sweatshops body shopping worldshop federations fairtrade labelling organizations international world fair trade organization network of european worldshops european fair trade association fine fair trade federation international resources for fairer trade irft certification fair trade certification flo international standard setting and producer support flo cert inspection & certification international fairtrade certification mark fair trade certified mark labeling initiatives asociaci n del sello de productos de comercio justo fair trade association of australia and new zealand fairtrade mark ireland the fairtrade foundation association max havelaar france stichting max havelaar max havelaar stiftung switzerland fairtrade canada fair trade usa formerly transfair usa alternative trading organizations alter eco artisans du monde caf direct ctm altromercato divine chocolate equal exchange equal exchange trading rainforest alliance gepa the fair trade company handcrafting justice serrv international traidcraft twin trading ten thousand villages veja sneakers campaigns fairtrade town list of fairtrade settlements fairtrade fortnight make trade fair no sweat 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