ARI SHAPIRO, host: NPR's business news starts with a new deal for chocolates.</s>ARI SHAPIRO, host: The world's biggest candy maker, Mars, has announced a plan to buy chocolate that's grown more sustainably. That means making sure the cocoa that goes into Snickers bars, M&M's and other chocolate candies is grown in a way that doesn't deplete supplies, and making sure that cocoa farmers earn a decent wage. Mars says the goal is for all its cocoa to be certified as coming from sustainable sources by the year 2020. The move comes a month after a rival chocolate company, Cadbury, announced a similar move.
Mars has announced a plan to buy chocolate that is grown more sustainably. That means making sure the cocoa that goes into its Snickers bars and other candy is grown in a way that doesn't deplete supplies, and allows cocoa farmers to earn a decent wage. Mars says the goal is for all its cocoa to be certified as coming from sustainable sources by the year 2020.