Together weโll make all chocolate exploitation free. Share our chocolate, share our story! ๐ซ Check our website store locator for your nearest Tonyโs stockist.
Itโs.. SHOWTIME๐ค๐ช๐ซWe're back with the ultimate treat.. 5 pairs of Glastonbury tickets up for grabs, tucked away in exclusive Tony's Chocolonely bars! Available only at Oxfam Shops online and in-store. So.. what're you waiting for? Let the hunt begin! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
@oxfamgb
Hey
@CadburyUK
@MDLZ
. We see that youโve made your new white bar unequally divided. Looks a little familiar.. weโre fine if you copy the shape of our bar, but only if you copy our 5 sourcing principles too. No cherry-picking.
Happy day 8 Choco Fans! Noticed something different in your calendar today? Yep, it's empty.. And why? 'Cos at Tonyโs we use our products to tell the story of the choco industry โ an industry unequally divided and choc-full of inequality. Read on..๐งต
#chocolate
#impact
@clemcherry_
Hey you! Happy big bar Birthday from all of us at Team Tony's ๐ซ Hope you have the best day (PS. There's choc waiting for you when you're back from Milan) ๐
Let the hunt begin! We've teamed up with
@oxfamgb
&
@glastonbury
to giveaway 5 pairs of Glastonbury Festival tickets, hidden within these special bars. Available at Oxfam online or in-store, all profits support Oxfam's poverty-fighting work ๐ซ๐๐ช Buy now:
Talking about serious topics ain't easy, so we've made it a little sweeter. Our
#ConversationBars
kit contains the essential ingredients for rustlin' up some real talk: 3 NEW bars plus a card game.
Grab yours at our online chocoshop: ๐ฌ
#Chocolate
Choc-tastic news:
@benandjerrysUK
and Tonyโs are officially an item ๐ Itโs a match made in changemaker heaven!
#chocolateloveafair
๐ซ ๐จ Weโre united by a shared passion for social justice. Get the full scoop: ๐
Sooo.. just like our bars are unequally divided to tell this story, so too is our calendar. But between you and us, weโll make it up to you other days! Youโre even getting 25 chocolates in the calendar for 24 days. Thatโs the benefit of an unequally divided calendar.
In Ghana and the Ivory Coast, at least 1.56 million children work under illegal conditions because the price being paid for cocoa is too low. Worst still, at least 30,000 adults & children are forced to work. We donโt think thatโs okay.
Hey Choco Fans, we wanted to give you our response to The Times article published today which is critical of us. As always, we wanted to be as transparent as possible and clarify a few things.
Hey
@CadburyUK
. โProhibitingโ child labour doesnโt prevent it. We actively find and remediate child labour whilst addressing the root cause - poverty. That's why paying a higher price is so crucial. Happy to show you our homework - are you in?
#Dispatches
(1/4) Yesterday's double whammy ๐ vs today's empty door.. ๐ Here's the real talk. Our (un)FAIR Countdown Calendar is unequally divided because the chocolate industry is unequally divided ๐งต
Drum roll.. we have our first winner! ๐ Congrats to Jovi, who after missing out on resale bought his winning
@oxfamgb
@glastonbury
bar at
@OxfamDidsbury
๐๐ช๐
No need for FOMO. Thereโs still 4 more pairs of tickets to be found ๐ค
Find your local Oxfam:
CONGRATS to Ben, our number 2๏ธโฃ
@glastonbury
winner ๐ช๐บโI bought 3 bars off the Oxfam shop. And the ticket was in the 3rd bar I opened, which TBH I had forgotten was there! Jeepers.โ. Always check your wrappers ๐
@oxfamgb
#GlastonburyFestival
#Chocolate
Hoorah๐ฅณour choco buddy Lizzie has found the first pair of
#Glastonbury
tickets ๐ช everybody say congrats!
"I'm absolutely buzzing!" - Lizzie
Fear not fellow festival fans, there's still 4 pairs up for grabs hidden away in our special
@oxfamgb
@glastonbury
bars ๐ซ
Our bars are unequally divided to represent the inequalities in the cocoa industry. There are at least 1.56 million children working under illegal conditions in the industry. We exist to change that and as long as the cocoa industry is unequally divided, our bars will be too.
In light of the open letter released yesterday we will be reevaluating our partnership with BrewDog. Treating people with fairness and equality is core to our values at Tonyโs.
Yep, you read that right! We're thrilled to team up with fellow
@BCorpUK
@BrewDog
for a special mission-building brew. Who's excited to try this one..?
Very excited about this one!
@TonysChocoUK_IE
is one of our favourite companies & we love their mission to make chocolate 100% slave free.
We are working with them on a collaboration brew ๐บ๐ซ
But what should we make?
The
#BigChocoSale
is here! But not as you think..โฏread on to learn more about how the chocolate industryโฏhasโฏhit new lows in 2021 and find out how you can help.
#Ethical
#Chocolate
Hey
@Toblerone
๐While you're changing up your logo, why not add the Tony's Open Chain button? All you've got to do is pay a higher price for cocoa and adopt our way-of-working! Become a Mission Ally and we can move mountains togetherโฐ๏ธ
Today we
#rememberslavery
. Slavery was abolished in the 19th century, but people are still victims of its legacy today. Poverty. Exploitation. Inequality. Seen all to clearly in the chocolate industry. Together we can make every injustice a shame of the past.
What's this!? ๐ฒNot our first big Chunky Easter Egg?๐ฅ you betchaaa๐
While itโs the Easter eggโs destiny to be hidden โ tucked behind trees, rockinโ out in bushes โ our Chunky Easter Egg just canโt do it๐คทWe know, we know.. Itโs tradition. But we simply have nothing to hide..
Woohoo! Our pretty in pink
@BCorpUK
@BrewDog
collab, Tony's Hopolonely, has arrived (for Brewdog & Friends subscribers) ๐ซ Are you excited to try? They'll be available to buy in a few weeks. Become our Serious Friend to find out first:
@131Jj
Our calendar, like all our products, are unequally divided to highlight the inequality in the chocolate industry itself. Where a handful of big companies make huge profits (weโre talking billions) on chocolate: ๐ซ PS. You'll still get all 25 Tiny Tony's!
Crazy choco news time! Our Milk Hazelnut and Almond Honey Nougat bars have finally landed in
@sainsburys
!โฃ
โฃโฃ
Use our handy store locator to find your nearest store (link in bio) or head in and speak to one of the lovely Sainsburys staff.
#impact
#tonyschocolonely
We would love if
@cadburyuk
asked us more about our 5 cocoa sourcing principles so that we can work together to eliminate illegal child labour and modern slavery in all chocolate supply chains. Call us anytime for a chat!
@channel4
#InsideCadbury
@C4Dispatches
@CadburyUK
. โProhibitingโ child labour doesnโt prevent it. We actively find and remediate child labour whilst addressing the root cause - poverty. That's why paying a higher price is so crucial. Happy to show you our homework - are you in?
Weโre over the choco-moon to announce the launch of Littl' Bits โ our new delicious, munchable chocolate range that's ending exploitation in cocoa by paying cocoa farmers a fair price. โ Now available in 4 yummy flavours in
@waitrose
,
@sainsburys
,
@Tesco
,
@TescoIrl
and
@asda
With every bite of Tonyโs you are changing the choco industry, and our
@BCorpUK
friends
@BrewDog
are doing the same for beer! So weโve joined forces to create Tonyโs Hopolonely, a 5.7% Raspberry Milkshake IPA.
Available NOW in the BrewDog & Friends May box and online soon.
Woo! We just got our very own choco factory in Belgium. Super excited to be the 100% owner of Althaea-De Laet Int. โ Fairtrade afficionados, masters of choco moulding and new members of Tonyโs family. Raising the bar for innovation to make 100% slave free the norm in chocolate.
Did you know you can have Tonyโs Chocolonely delivered direct to your door from our Choco Shop? 8 flavours for you to enjoy, or you can send a choco love letter through the post to make someone else smile. Check it out!
Weโve got some eggstra special news! This year, weโve released two new Tonyโs treats into the wild, starting with our 'great big chocolate eggs'.โฃโฃโฃโฃ Grab them whilst they last in
@Sainsburys
,
@WholeFoods
, or online through our lovely stockists.
#tonyschocolonely
#easter
When life gives you _____.. we make a NEW Tony's bar ๐งก What flavour do you think we have in store for you? ๐ All revealed soon.
#Chocolate
#TonysChocolonely
(1/2) At laaast! Our 2 NEW limited-edition Chocolate Love A-Fair bars have landed! ๐ Inspired by
@benandjerrysuk
classic ice cream flavours ๐จ get our deeelish dark milk brownie and white chocolate strawberry cheesecake bars at our chocoshop ๐
#Chocolate
3 wrappers made by 3 creators. Each with a simple message. And you can WIN 'em all of them courtesy of our
@BCorpUK
buddies
@wolfandbadger
!
Simply comment the 1 action you will take to become more plastic-free ๐
Designed by:
@palavafolk
| Lorna Murray Apparel |
@wiresglasses
.
Discoballs at the ready! Weโve won our first big U.K. award. Weโre thrilled to have won this years
@waitrose
Sustainability Award after less than a year of trading. Thank you for the support
@waitrose
, together weโll make all chocolate 100% slave free.
Woah! It's been nearly two years since we launched our bright pink, White Raspberry Popping Candy bar. And what better way to celebrate than with a funky
@bcorpuk
@brewdog
collab: Tony's Hopolonely - a 5.7% White Chocolate & Raspberry Milkshake IPA. Online real soon..
Introducing Tony's dark milk 42%!
This extra-special bar is packed full of creamy milk chocolate with the bite and punch of dark chocolate.
Available now exclusively at
@sainsburys
. Check out the store list and tag a friend who needs to try!
Paying a higher price for cocoa is one of Tony's 5 Sourcing Principles. The โฌ4.3M Tonyโs Premium we paid last year isnโt a sweet extra, itโs an essential. Because the market price of cocoa is set too low, famers canโt earn enough to survive. Letโs make living income the norm!
Raise your bar! 'Cos we've just landed
@coopuk
. And like hot chocolate and marshmallows, we're the perfect pair. As Just like us, Co-op are all about a better way of doing business.
Use our handy store list to find your nearest Co-op:
#TonysChocolonely
@vavaclio
Hey Nigel. Each calendar contains 25 tiny Tony's. We've hidden some extras behind door
#9
and
#24
. We exist to change the chocolate industry and are leading by example to demonstrate how it can be done. This is the message we want Big Choco to hear.
(1/2) Fallen for our NEW
#ChocolateLoveAFair
bars yet? They're inspired by
@benandjerrysuk
classic flavours Chocolate Fudge Brownie & Strawberry Cheesecake. And they're choc-full of traceable cocoa beans. Tell us which new flavour you've only got eyes for in the poll below ๐๐
At Tony's, we focus our efforts on cocoa. But - our main mission is to fight for equality and fairness. That's why we support
@sainsburys
and all other retailers in their joint stand against racism. Letโs keep on raising the bar!
#StandAgainstRacism
It's all smiles from our number 4๏ธโฃ
@glastonbury
winner Lauren! ๐ Who picked up her winning bar in Clifton
#OxfamBristol
๐ So.. it's time. The FINAL pair of tickets are somewhere out there waiting to be claimed ๐ฎ Make sure to call your
@oxfamgb
store to check stock first ๐
Hey
@CadburyUK
@CadburyWorld
. We're in Birmingham all weekend if you'd like to chat about improving your supply chain. You can find us
@Bullring
(look out for the giant chocolate bar) see you soon? ๐ซ
A big V for our big vegan bar โ๏ธ Pure dark choc packed with cocoa and oh-so-zesty lemony caramel biscuit. Virtually impossible to put down and ohhh sooo fresh. Any volunteers for a taste? ๐งก
#Vegan
#Chocolate
Ready? Get set.. break! Finally, we're answering the number one question from choco fans everywhere: how do you break a Tony's bar? The answer might just surprise you.. there's no one way to do it! How do you break your bar?
#tonyschocolonely
Today is
#AntiSlaveryDay
. 50 million women, men & children are suffering from modern slavery worldwide. In West Africa, there are at least 30,000 victims of modern slavery in cocoa. Thatโs why weโre encouraging our Serious Friends to raise awareness and join us to
#EndSlavery
.
Our new big bars are making a BIG splash across lovely UK stores ๐ Have you had a taste of our dark caramel cocoa biscuit, pecan caramel crunch or chocolate chip bars yet? ๐๐ฅณ
#Independent
#Chocolate
#TonysChocolonely
@BBCWorld
Very disappointing and further shows why corporate accountability and human rights due diligence must be laid down as law. There's a lot of work to be done and we'll continue fighting for an industry free of modern slavery and illegal child labour.
A wall of choco? Sounds like a dream! But not when most of it contains a bitter truth.. but with our 5 Sourcing Principles, we can make sure chocolate has nothing to hide. Because making all chocolate 100% slave free isn't off the wall. We just need everyone to play their part.
We're pleased to announced that the 2019 winners are:
@saladworks
for developing the worldโs first fibre-based home compostable ready meal tray.
@TonysChocoUK_IE
for its outstanding product and brand mission to end slavery in the chocolate industry.
Do these bars look familiar? Well, thereโs one big difference. Theyโre made in a way designed to stop modern slavery and illegal child labour. Itโs our
#SweetSolution
and everyone can be a part:โ
#SweetSolution
What's this!? Not our first big Chunky Easter Egg?๐ฅ you betchaaa ๐
While itโs the Easter eggโs destiny to be hidden โ tucked behind trees, rockinโ out in bushes โ our Chunky Easter Egg just canโt do it ๐คท We know, we know.. Itโs tradition. But we simply have nothing to hide ๐
Wait.. what?! Waitrose is joining Tonyโs Open Chain?! Heck yeah. ๐ฅณ๐พ
As the very first grocery retailer in the UK, Waitrose has just officially joined our fight to end exploitation in cocoa together. Becoming our latest Mission Ally. ๐ค
@harrisonjbrock
How long have you got?.. weโll start with telling you weโre the (delicious) chocolate makers on a mission to make all chocolate 100% slave free. Want to know more?..
This
#FairtradeFortnight
, we want you to take 3 simple actions to help change chocolate. Why? Because the 2.5 million families who farm 60% of the world's cocoa earn less than half the global living income reference price. This has to change:
@FairtradeUK
Sweet and salty never tasted so good. Well, at least thatโs what our choco-fans think. It's our number 1 worldwide! Did you know, all 120 cocoa beans inside of this orange buddy are fully traceable and purchased directly from our farming partner in West Africa?
#tonyschocolonely
Have you seen that Tony's is on
@NetflixUK
? The docuseries Rotten reveals the unsavoury truths behind the global food industry. One episode, 'Bitter Chocolate', delves into the realities of the cocoa supply chain. Fancy a watch? Make sure to let us know what you think.
#impact
It's
#veganuary
! Which means big bars for a big change.
To celebrate in style, we've got two crazy delicious, vegan goodies in our pantry: extra dark and dark almond sea salt.
And by enjoying them, you're helping our partner farmers earn a living income. Pretty sweet, huh?
Happy
#worldchocolateday
! Gonna grab a choco lunch? Use that moment to..
โ Be aware of your choices.
โ Use your (social) network to help create issue awareness of the inequalities in cocoa.
โ Ask choco-companies to be transparent about their supply chains.
#Tonyschocolonely
Hoorah! Our caramel sea salt has won not one, but two Rising Star awards from
@ocado
. That's for the best chocolate product and best indulgence product - heck yes.
Thanks to ALL the choco fans who voted for us. We hope that it inspires other businesses to be impact companies.
Recyclable packaging? Yes please! Our bar wrappers are uncoated, FSC-certified recycled. No china, clay or chalk was used in its production, and the materials that go into it are 100% recyclable. In other words.. nice and green.
#tonyschocolonely
#impact
1/2 Weโre very disappointed by this as it means thousands of farmers at 8 cooperatives will now earn significantly less income for the 7,030 tonnes of cocoa they supply to
@NestleUKI
for
@KITKAT
Missed out this week? Our
#SweetSolution
bars are ready to pre-order now.
Each order contains one of each bar and additional Sweet Activist materials whilst stocks last. Orders will take up to 2 weeks to arrive.
Pre-order now:
#TonysChocolonely
Today is
#AntiSlaveryDay
. 136,000 people are suffering from modern slavery in the UK. In West Africa, there are at least 30,000 victims of modern slavery in cocoa. Thatโs why weโre encouraging our
#SeriousFriends
to raise awareness and sign our petition:
Often, Choco Fans ask us: why is your bar unequally divided? Well, we're glad you asked! We use our bar to tell an important story of inequality in the chocolate industry.
You can read more about our mission here:
Thanks,
@FRalph1976
for the photo!
Let's cause a bit of a song and dance ๐ฉ as Wonky isn't good enough ๐คท
Cocoa farmers live in poverty while Big Choco make Big profits.. 1.5 million kids work illegally.. For us to enjoy chocolate.. Sounds bitter doesn't it? But the future can be so sweet, if we all choose fair ๐
We're better together. Because only together can we make all chocolate 100% slave free. This Valentine's, double the love with two of our red-wrapper milk bars: one for your sweetheart, and another to capture more hearts with our message.
#TonysChoconely
A ๐งต(1) Letโs not get it twisted.. child labour is a horrendous fact of a broken chocolate industry. 1.56m children work illegally on cocoa farms in Ghana and Cote DโIvoire. This is what we exist to change. And the good news is, our 5 Sourcing Principles work..
Remember those limited-edition bars we made earlier this year? Well.. theyโre back, for good! Same message, but new typical Tonyโs wrappers and chunky bar shape. With a hint of their original beginnings on the inside. Unwrap one to find the surprise..โ
Thank you, Choco Fans! You signed. We delivered. No fewer than 66,099 of your signatures were handed over to the EU Commission, demanding companies be held accountable for illegal child labour and modern slavery in their supply chains. Now itโs up to Brussels to make it the law.
Aaaand thatโs a wrap! All 5 pairs of
@oxfamgb
@glastonbury
have now been claimed. Jovi, Ben, Alice, Lauren & Kira weโll see you at the farm ๐ช๐ A BIG thanks to the thousands of Choco Fans who joined for the fun, hunting down these oh-so-special tickets ๐
#glastonbury2023
It's time for some choco-cheer! Not only is our countdown calendar BIG, but it'll make the wait for Christmas incredibly tasty. Enjoy a mix of wrapped Fairtrade milk, dark and white chocolate ๐๐ซ
Grab it at our online chocoshop:
#Christmas
#Chocolate
Hey there! Did you know our latest bar, the dark milk 42%, contains 148 cocoa beans? This means we can create even more impact for our partner farmers in West Africa, as they earn more money for every cocoa bean they sell to Tony's.
#tonyschocolonely
#slavefree
#chocolate
@Gwync77
Thanks. We realise now from feedback that to try to communicate our mission in this way on the calendar was inappropriate and has caused confusion and disappointment amongst our youngest fans and neurodivergent people. Weโre not perfect so this feedback is essential to us.
Recyclable packaging? Yes please! Our bar wrappers are uncoated, FSC-certified recycled. No china, clay or chalk was used in its production, and the materials that go into it are 100% recyclable. In other words.. nice and green.
#tonyschocolonely
#impact
#plasticfreejuly
Recyclable packaging? Yes please! Our bar wrappers are uncoated, FSC-certified recycled. No china, clay or chalk was used in its production, and the materials that go into it are 100% recyclable.
#Tonyschocolonely
#Vegan
#Veganuary