Talk:Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker

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Getting a bit advertorial[edit]

I thought about adding a {{advert}} tag to this article, but decided against it. It needs watching, though: the second half especially reads more like a corporate "About Us" page than an encyclopedia article. 86.136.250.154 (talk) 19:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(That was me, not signed in.) Ah... unfortunately the reason it read like an "About Us" page was that it was one. I've now removed all that text. Loganberry (Talk) 19:43, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hershey Acquisition[edit]

Some of the earlier history may need cleanup in light of later developments: e.g., "The company relocated to a new facility at a historic factory complex in Berkeley, California... where it is still headquartered."

The news story in Note 4 seems to contradict that: "Scharffen Berger, Schmidt plants to be closed". San Francisco Chronicle, 2009/01/27.

69.19.238.88 (talk) 05:05, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Child Labor section[edit]

Given that Hershey divested Scharffen Berger (and Dagoba) in late 2020 and that Green America's issues with child labor were with the general Hershey's supply chain (which sources primarily from West Africa), I recommend reducing this section the Scharffen Berger article to a comment on Whole Foods dropping the Scharffen Berger brand in 2012 followed by a link to the relevant section in the Hershey Company article. As of 2012, all Scharffen Berger chocolate is Rainforest Alliance certified. Per the Rainforest Alliance site, "Our seal is awarded to farms, forests, and businesses that meet rigorous environmental and social standards." At the very least the section should clarify that Green America was pressuring Hershey to eradicate child labor from the supply chain for the core Hershey brands. (Prior to being acquired by Hershey, Scharffen Berger did not source from West Africa. Their current web site does not specify the countries from which their beans are currently sourced; the only African beans mentioned on the Dagoba site are grown in Tanzania (East Africa).Penelope Gordon (talk) 03:00, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]