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MarsbuysEcuadoriancocoafarmfor
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ByOliverNieburg+
14Apr2016

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MarsChocolatehasacquiredHaciendaLaChola,a485hectarecocoafarminGuayaquil,
Ecuador.
Thecompanysaidinapressreleasethefarmwasoneoftheworldsleadingforcocoayields.
Marsintendstousethefarmtoscaleupitsplantscienceresearch.Thecompanyalreadyowns
researchfarmsinBrazilandIndonesia.
Benefittosmallholders,saysMars
AndyHarner,vicepresidentofglobalcocoa&sustainabilityatMars,saidthefarmwouldallow
thecompanytotestfindingsatscale.
ThiswillbegoodforMars,goodforthecocoasector,andgoodforthelivelihoodsoffarmers
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MarsalsoannouncedithadacquiredtheagriculturaldivisionofNaturisa,theownerofthefarm.
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Naturisawasashrimpfarmingoperationthatestablishedthecocoafarmin1995,taking
advantageofanewlyinstalledirrigationsysteminCerecitatosupplytheSantaElenaPeninsula.

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EcuadorisLatinAmericasleadingcocoaproducerandtheworldsfourthlargestproducerofthe
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ArecentreportbyHardmanAgribusinesssaidchocolatemakerswouldlooktosourcefuture
cocoademandinathrivingprofessionalizedsectorinLatinAmerica,movingawayfromwhatit

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calledastructurallyblightedWestAfricanmarket.
ItsingledoutEcuadorforitslargescaleplantationsandsmartirrigationsystems.
TheInternationalCocoaOrganizationforecastsEcuadorwillproduce230,000metrictonsof
cocoainthe2015/16season,representing5.5%ofglobalproduction,whichisconcentratedin

Clondalkincreatesstanduppouch
forMentos

CteDIvoireandGhana.
Mergers&acquisitions:Innovia,
Linde,Duravant,Egli,SaicaGroup

ChocolateconfectionerymarketsharesEcuador
MarsisnotamongthetopthreechocolateconfectionerycompaniesinEcuador.
Nestlholdsa24.1%share,ArgentineanfirmArcorhas14.9%ofthemarket,whilelocalfirm
UniversalSweetIndustrieshas13.7%,accordingtoEuromonitorInternational.
In2014,Nestlopeneda$16mchocolatemoldingandpackaginglineatitsplantinGuayaquil
thatitsaidwouldusefineflavorArribacocoabeans.Atthetime,Nestlsaiditwasthebiggest
buyerandexporterofEcuadoriancocoa.
AccordingtoMars'operationalmap,thecompanycurrentlyhasnomanufacturingpresencein
Ecuador.ItsnearestofficesareinLima,Peru.
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