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Craig Sams, Chairman and one of the founding partners of Green & Black's, knows a thing or two about organics. When he is not busy running his new organic bakery, Judges in Hastings , he is chairman of the Soil Association - the UK 's leading organic body.
Craig's passion for organic, healthy food has been going strong since the 1960's, when he ran a macrobiotic restaurant in London 's Notting Hill - the very first of its kind. Along with his wife Jo Fairley, he ventured into the heavenly world of chocolate back in the early nineties. Craig & Jo have been hailed as 'Britain's coolest organic couple', and are now in demand for speaking engagements across the business and environmental community.
The Green & Black's Message
In telling the story of Green & Black's, they are able to communicate the importance of corporate responsibility, and draw out issues of Fairtrade, and the environmental and socio-economic impact of business in the wider world. They also use their experience to draw on more traditional messages of marketing and branding along with growth and development in a demanding retail environment.
Green & Black's is undoubtedly one of the best-known brands in retail, and is one of the very few to be fêted both for its quality and ethical credentials. The chocolate has everything: it's wickedly delicious, it's luxurious, and yet it is also good for the planet and for the people who produce it.
Craig & Jo could never have imagined that Green & Black's would become such a huge success when they started out in Portobello Road back in 1991. Today, they remain true to the original values of their business, with ethical trading & organic products. Their aim continues to be the creation of chocolate products that gives a taste experience like no other.
Cadbury Schweppes
Green & Black's is now owned by Cadbury Schweppes, who are now able to enhance the brand's success by further adding their indepth knowledge of cocoa production to ensure the continued supply of quality, organic cocoa ongoing to support their increasing range of products.
Books
Craig is also the author of many books including "About Macrobiotics" (1972), The Brown Rice Cookbook (1982, new edition 1992), The Little Food Book (1993), Sweet Dreams - The Story of Green & Blacks and the Sams family also published "Seed Magazine - The Journal of Organic Living" from 1972-1977.
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Entrepreneurial chocolatiers Jo Fairley, Craig Sams, James Averdieck & Angus Thirlwell - are all enjoying success with their luxury chocolate brands
26th January 2010Chocolate is big news. Cadbury have been bought by Kraft and entrepreneurs Jo Fairly and Sam Craig sold their luxury chocolate business Green & Blacks to Cadbury some time ago. And this week saw another sale Gu Puds sold to Noble Foods retaining entrepreneur and founder James Averdieck as MD. Angus Thirlwell who runs Hotel Chocolat has created a luxury brand with sales coming from the web, mail order and high street shops
26th January 2010Chocolate is big news. Cadbury have been bought by Kraft and entrepreneurs Jo Fairly and Sam Craig sold their luxury chocolate business Green & Blacks to Cadbury some time ago. And this week saw another sale Gu Puds sold to Noble Foods retaining entrepreneur and founder James Averdieck as MD. Angus Thirlwell who runs Hotel Chocolat has created a luxury brand with sales coming from the web, mail order and high street shops
Co founder of Green & Blacks, Craig Sams is using charcoal to fight climate change
2nd September 2009The entrepreneur, speaker who with Jo Fairley founded Green & Black's organic chocolate, has created a biochar business in a bid to combat climate change. The process involves taking waste from agriculture and fishing and turning it into charcoal by roasting it in a low-oxygen atmosphere. The process turns waste into raw carbon, which can then be used to fertilise the soil. Dan Morrell, a former music promoter and entrepreneur who co founded the company, Carbon Gold with Craig said that the technology had huge promise but needed to be proved in a large scale trial. The company's first deal with the government of the Maldives should provide the opportunity to do this.
2nd September 2009The entrepreneur, speaker who with Jo Fairley founded Green & Black's organic chocolate, has created a biochar business in a bid to combat climate change. The process involves taking waste from agriculture and fishing and turning it into charcoal by roasting it in a low-oxygen atmosphere. The process turns waste into raw carbon, which can then be used to fertilise the soil. Dan Morrell, a former music promoter and entrepreneur who co founded the company, Carbon Gold with Craig said that the technology had huge promise but needed to be proved in a large scale trial. The company's first deal with the government of the Maldives should provide the opportunity to do this.
The Sunday Times Business Person of Year - The Finalists
23rd December 2009The Sunday Times has announced its list of contenders for their annual Business Person of the Year award. The finalists have shown true grit and determination - many have hauled their businesses through a rather perilous time unscathed and are survivors in the business world. The contenders are Angela Ahrendts (pictured left), Ross Brawn, Frank Chapman, Richard Cousins, Founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, Steve Jobs, Sam Laidlaw, Alan Mulally, Kate Swann, and John Varley.
23rd December 2009The Sunday Times has announced its list of contenders for their annual Business Person of the Year award. The finalists have shown true grit and determination - many have hauled their businesses through a rather perilous time unscathed and are survivors in the business world. The contenders are Angela Ahrendts (pictured left), Ross Brawn, Frank Chapman, Richard Cousins, Founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, Steve Jobs, Sam Laidlaw, Alan Mulally, Kate Swann, and John Varley.
BSkyB is Britain's most admired company 2009
2nd December 2009Media firm BSkyB landed the top spot in Management Today's Britain's Most Admired Companies awards on monday night. Led by CEO Jeremy Darroch, the organisation is one of the youngest to be handed the accolade, topping each of the nine criteria to secure the award. Matthew Gwyther, editor of Management Today said: 'It (BSkyB) is barely more than a stripling upstart amongst the great names of UK business, some of which have been around for centuries in one form or another. It has shown that a class-leading product, well marketed and slickly delivered, can continue to grow and prosper even in the most challenging circumstances.' Tesco and Johnson Mathey took the second and third slots respectively, with Cadbury, GlaxoSmithKline and Rolls-Royce trailing at numbers four, five and six.
2nd December 2009Media firm BSkyB landed the top spot in Management Today's Britain's Most Admired Companies awards on monday night. Led by CEO Jeremy Darroch, the organisation is one of the youngest to be handed the accolade, topping each of the nine criteria to secure the award. Matthew Gwyther, editor of Management Today said: 'It (BSkyB) is barely more than a stripling upstart amongst the great names of UK business, some of which have been around for centuries in one form or another. It has shown that a class-leading product, well marketed and slickly delivered, can continue to grow and prosper even in the most challenging circumstances.' Tesco and Johnson Mathey took the second and third slots respectively, with Cadbury, GlaxoSmithKline and Rolls-Royce trailing at numbers four, five and six.
Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected at the CBI Conference today including Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Dominique Strauss-Kahn & Stuart Rose to name but a few
23rd November 2009Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected to address the CBI conference in London today. Talking to the most influential and important of business audiences will be our political leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, business chiefs such as Sir Stuart Rose and Stephen Hester, as well as Lord Adair Turner, BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flaunders and the CBI's Director-General Richard Lambert. Chairing the conference will be CBI's President, the recently appointed Helen Alexander, former chief executive at The Economist and the first woman in the role.
23rd November 2009Heavyweight keynote speakers are expected to address the CBI conference in London today. Talking to the most influential and important of business audiences will be our political leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, business chiefs such as Sir Stuart Rose and Stephen Hester, as well as Lord Adair Turner, BBC Economics Editor Stephanie Flaunders and the CBI's Director-General Richard Lambert. Chairing the conference will be CBI's President, the recently appointed Helen Alexander, former chief executive at The Economist and the first woman in the role.
Lessons learnt from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple - one of the greatest speakers ever
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
WHO MOVED MY GURU?
19th December 2008The economy may be tanking, but not Malcolm Gladwell. His new book, “Outliers,” a characteristically snappy look at what made the Beatles, Bill Gates and other superstars so successful, enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1
19th December 2008The economy may be tanking, but not Malcolm Gladwell. His new book, “Outliers,” a characteristically snappy look at what made the Beatles, Bill Gates and other superstars so successful, enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1
Diageo wins 'Britain's Most Admired Company 2008' award
11th December 2008Drinks major Diageo has won the coveted title of Britain's Most Admired Company 2008 in MT's annual poll. At the awards ceremony last night at Claridge's, Diageo’s CEO Paul Walsh accepted the award from Lord Heseltine, chairman of Haymarket Media...
11th December 2008Drinks major Diageo has won the coveted title of Britain's Most Admired Company 2008 in MT's annual poll. At the awards ceremony last night at Claridge's, Diageo’s CEO Paul Walsh accepted the award from Lord Heseltine, chairman of Haymarket Media...
Matching what is possible with what is needed - Rowan Gibson's latest online column
30th October 2009Rowan Gibson is a global business strategist, a bestselling author and an expert on radical innovation. He teaches organisations how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform industries by recalibrating their whole organisational system around the paradigm of innovation. He is also one of world’s most in-demand business speakers. Rowan has just published his latest online column about how companies need to drive innovation from both the technological side of the organisation and the customer side. To read Rowan's thoughts, just click on the title.
30th October 2009Rowan Gibson is a global business strategist, a bestselling author and an expert on radical innovation. He teaches organisations how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform industries by recalibrating their whole organisational system around the paradigm of innovation. He is also one of world’s most in-demand business speakers. Rowan has just published his latest online column about how companies need to drive innovation from both the technological side of the organisation and the customer side. To read Rowan's thoughts, just click on the title.
Stephen Fry pleased as punch with new appointment
16th August 2010It has been announced that Stephen Fry has been appointed to join the board at Norwich City football club and he joins a league of writers, chefs, and business leaders such as Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady who are well-acquainted with the world of business and football
16th August 2010It has been announced that Stephen Fry has been appointed to join the board at Norwich City football club and he joins a league of writers, chefs, and business leaders such as Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady who are well-acquainted with the world of business and football
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