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Rowntree Society investigates history of slavery and forced labour in cocoa company’s colonial-era past
By Anthony Myers
The Rowntree Society has said it has uncovered links to slavery and historic racial abuse in the brand s supply chain in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rowntree chocolate factory in York was founded in 1862 and is the home of the KitKat bar since 1935.
Research into the company’s past, carried out last year partly in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, reviewed the company’s global supply chains and histories of slavery, forced labour, colonialism and racial injustice. ....

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