Divine Chocolate
It was originally established in the United Kingdom in 1998 as a company limited by shares co-owned by the Kuapa Kokoo cocoa farmers' co-operative in Ghana, Twin Trading and The Body Shop, with support from Christian Aid and Comic Relief.[2] Divine delivers four streams of income to Kuapa Kokoo: Following The Body Shop handing all their shares in the company over to Kuapa Kokoo in 2007, Divine Chocolate Ltd was then owned by the following organizations: In 2015 UK and US businesses merged, giving Kuapa Kokoo a 44% share of the new company - still the biggest share.[4] Divine Chocolate was voted Observer Best Ethical Business in 2008,[5] and Best Social Enterprise in 2007.Two Divine products have received 2013 Great Taste Awards (Guild of Fine Food).Most recently Divine was named Favourite Fairtrade Product in UK, awarded Social Enterprise of the Year 2014,[6] and won the 2015 Guardian Sustainable Business Award for Social Impact Innovation.