Omanhene Chocolate
| About Omanhene Chocolate For generations, the family cocoa farms of Ghana have produced beans of wondrous quality. Ghanaian farmers harvest the ripe cocoa pods by hand, ferment the beans between banana leaves right on the forest floor and then dry the beans in the warm African sun. To this day, European and American chocolatiers buy cocoa beans from Ghana and export them to their chocolate factories throughout the world where the famed Ghanaian beans are transformed into some of the world's most delicious and expensive chocolate. The sale of Omanhene chocolate results in higher revenues and consequently higher wages for both workers at the chocolate factory and for local cocoa farmers. Since cocoa is a commodity crop, farm incomes in Ghana are subject to world cocoa price fluctuations. Ghanaian cocoa farmers have previously been forced to abandon their farms when world cocoa prices stagnate. Press Release Please tell me how your workers are treated? Does it comply with the principles of fair trade? Wed, 07/30/2008 - 20:34 — drpadmin Our workers in Ghana are amongst the highest paid in the country, from what we can ascertain. All line workers are unionized, are equity shareholders in the company, receive free uniforms, subsidized housing, free meals, free transportation to and from work, and free medical care for themselves and their families. Pay is dependent on job description, skill level, performance and seniority. Due to the generous compensation package we offer, we do not have "cheap" labor costs; we compete at the upper end of the market and are best described as artisan producers of a premium product -- in other words, we do not compete on primarily on price, as do some of our competitors. Our aim is to establish a sustainable business and this requires motivated, well-compensated employees upon whom we can plan for growth and new product development. Source: The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company |
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