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Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money

October 30, 2025October 31, 2025Claire BrownComments Off on Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money

As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.

World

Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.

October 9, 2025Alexandra Stevenson and Paulo Nunes Dos SantosComments Off on Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.

China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.

World

French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025JONATHAN WOLFEComments Off on French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

An inquiry found that Nestlé and French officials had concealed the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The head of Nestlé has suggested that human activity is making pure water scarcer.

World

Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025Ephrat LivniComments Off on Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities

Two legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested in conditions that amount to slavery.

World

Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India

December 20, 2024Megha RajagopalanComments Off on Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India

Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India’s cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change.

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Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024Qadri Inzamam, Megha Rajagopalan and Saumya KhandelwalComments Off on Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit

Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.

World

Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024Megha Rajagopalan and Qadri InzamamComments Off on Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields

Politicians run most of the mills in the state of Maharashtra. They deny or downplay evidence of coerced hysterectomies, debt bondage and child labor in the fields.

World

There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’

April 5, 2024April 8, 2024HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’

Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver.

World

Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021Adam LiptakComments Off on Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations

Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.

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Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

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U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal

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What’s Next for Andrew After He Loses ‘Prince’ Title?

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Low Prices Aren’t Stopping Exxon and Chevron From Pumping More Oil

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Rebecca F. Elliott

Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025David Pierson and Berry Wang

How Saudi Arabia and Qatar Benefited From Rule Changes to Reach the World Cup

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025TARIQ PANJA

Some of Trump’s Favorite Things on Asia Trip: A Crown and ‘Vicious’ Weapons

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Katie Rogers and Erica L. Green

The Mystery Lady in the Governor’s Palace? Maybe a Ghost, He Says

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