Grenada-based organic chocolate company

The Grenada Chocolate Company

Industry Food

A Grenada-based organic chocolate company collaborating directly with local cocoa farmers and making chocolate close to the source. The Grenada Chocolate Company scores highly because it keeps more value, knowledge, and accountability in the cocoa-growing community, though the public record is thinner than the strongest cooperative entries.

Why this matters: A chocolate company can be morally better when farming, processing, and community benefit are not separated by a long extraction chain.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 13, 2026

Final Score 52* A - Good

AGOOD52 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material52

Bonus+6

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap58

Penalties-6

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from High-Carbon Products.

Strengths

Extraction8/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7
Loss-Bearing Fidelity7/7

Penalties

High-Carbon Products-2
Accountability Opacity-2
Ecological Harm-1
Toxic Products-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims17
Direct axis claims17
Coverage17/17

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	6 / 10	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. On Ownership, The Grenada Chocolate Company is a B-range or high-C-range chocolate case: the product or sourcing model is materially better than mass-market candy, but control remains partly private, founder-led, retail-mediated, or certification-dependent. That places it above ordinary candy brands and below farmer-owned or worker-owned institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	6 / 10	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. On Governance, The Grenada Chocolate Company is a B-range or high-C-range chocolate case: the product or sourcing model is materially better than mass-market candy, but control remains partly private, founder-led, retail-mediated, or certification-dependent. That places it above ordinary candy brands and below farmer-owned or worker-owned institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	8 / 10	The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. On Extraction, The Grenada Chocolate Company belongs near the top of chocolate entries because the model routes power or value toward farmers, producer-country workers, or structurally protected mission commitments rather than simply selling nicer candy. It stays below the strongest cooperative anchors where direct democratic control is not fully documented. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	5 / 7	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. On Labor Sovereignty, The Grenada Chocolate Company is a B-range or high-C-range chocolate case: the product or sourcing model is materially better than mass-market candy, but control remains partly private, founder-led, retail-mediated, or certification-dependent. That places it above ordinary candy brands and below farmer-owned or worker-owned institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	7 / 7	The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. On Solidarity with the Unemployed, The Grenada Chocolate Company belongs near the top of chocolate entries because the model routes power or value toward farmers, producer-country workers, or structurally protected mission commitments rather than simply selling nicer candy. It stays below the strongest cooperative anchors where direct democratic control is not fully documented. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	7 / 7	The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. On Loss-Bearing Fidelity, The Grenada Chocolate Company belongs near the top of chocolate entries because the model routes power or value toward farmers, producer-country workers, or structurally protected mission commitments rather than simply selling nicer candy. It stays below the strongest cooperative anchors where direct democratic control is not fully documented. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	5 / 5	The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. On Market Conduct, The Grenada Chocolate Company is a B-range or high-C-range chocolate case: the product or sourcing model is materially better than mass-market candy, but control remains partly private, founder-led, retail-mediated, or certification-dependent. That places it above ordinary candy brands and below farmer-owned or worker-owned institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. On Product Integrity, The Grenada Chocolate Company is a B-range or high-C-range chocolate case: the product or sourcing model is materially better than mass-market candy, but control remains partly private, founder-led, retail-mediated, or certification-dependent. That places it above ordinary candy brands and below farmer-owned or worker-owned institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	3 / 5	The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. On Scale Integrity, The Grenada Chocolate Company remains low because ethical ingredients, premium quality, or a useful subscription do not by themselves create accountable power for farmers, workers, or consumers. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure. [1] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure. [2] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company. [3] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted. [4] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy. [5] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments. [6] context The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics. [7] context The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler. [8] The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect. [9]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-1	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This warrants a Ecological Harm penalty because chocolate and candy still carry real product burdens: sugar, cocoa carbon, dairy exposure, youth-facing candy appeal, subscription risk, or incomplete public accountability. The penalty is bounded where the company shows credible sourcing, safer ingredients, or a less extractive model. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [14]
High-Carbon Products ? Core products, services, financing, or supply chains that materially depend on fossil-fuel combustion, high-emissions transport, industrial animal agriculture, meat, dairy, or other unusually carbon-intensive activity. This is scored separately from general ecological harm so ordinary consumers can see carbon-intensive product exposure directly. Range: -10 to 0.	-2	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes High-Carbon Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy… The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes High-Carbon Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This warrants a High-Carbon Products penalty because chocolate and candy still carry real product burdens: sugar, cocoa carbon, dairy exposure, youth-facing candy appeal, subscription risk, or incomplete public accountability. The penalty is bounded where the company shows credible sourcing, safer ingredients, or a less extractive model. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes High-Carbon Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [15]
Toxic Products ? Current sale of products whose ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. Food products receive at least light scrutiny for artificial colors, artificial flavors, petro-derived additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, endocrine-disrupting packaging, and ultra-processed formulation. Ordinary adult nightlife or alcohol service is not penalized by itself without evidence of predatory marketing, youth targeting, addiction-extractive design, or unusual product-safety misconduct. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Toxic Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Toxic Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This warrants a Toxic Products penalty because chocolate and candy still carry real product burdens: sugar, cocoa carbon, dairy exposure, youth-facing candy appeal, subscription risk, or incomplete public accountability. The penalty is bounded where the company shows credible sourcing, safer ingredients, or a less extractive model. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Toxic Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [16]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy… The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This warrants a Accountability Opacity penalty because chocolate and candy still carry real product burdens: sugar, cocoa carbon, dairy exposure, youth-facing candy appeal, subscription risk, or incomplete public accountability. The penalty is bounded where the company shows credible sourcing, safer ingredients, or a less extractive model. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [17]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	1 / 3	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Openness to Dissent relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy… The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Openness to Dissent relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This earns Openness to Dissent credit because the record shows more than ordinary brand virtue: pricing transparency, farmer premiums, ingredient clarity, allergy access, subscription curation, or mission-locking gives users and producers more usable information or value. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Openness to Dissent relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [10]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	1 / 3	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Constitutional Spirit relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy… The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Constitutional Spirit relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This earns Constitutional Spirit credit because the record shows more than ordinary brand virtue: pricing transparency, farmer premiums, ingredient clarity, allergy access, subscription curation, or mission-locking gives users and producers more usable information or value. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Constitutional Spirit relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [11]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Good Deal relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Good Deal relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This earns Good Deal credit because the record shows more than ordinary brand virtue: pricing transparency, farmer premiums, ingredient clarity, allergy access, subscription curation, or mission-locking gives users and producers more usable information or value. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Good Deal relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [12]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	2 / 3	The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Cost Transparency relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access,… The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Cost Transparency relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. This earns Cost Transparency credit because the record shows more than ordinary brand virtue: pricing transparency, farmer premiums, ingredient clarity, allergy access, subscription curation, or mission-locking gives users and producers more usable information or value. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Positive chocolate and candy pass calibrated against Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate, mass-market candy firms, direct-trade craft makers, allergy-safe candy, and chocolate subscription services. Linked evidence The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Cost Transparency relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits. [13]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 79/100

17 verified linked claims 17 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 17/17 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 16/20

17 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

17 direct claims across 17 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

17/17 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

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VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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1The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record identifies its ownership form, certification status, producer-country model, direct-trade model, subscription model, or mission-oriented private structure.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company missionGeneral web source · 58%

2The Grenada Chocolate Company's public materials indicate whether control sits with farmers, employees, supporters, founders, a benefit corporation, private managers, or a conventional company structure.

Governance Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company missionGeneral web source · 58%

3The Grenada Chocolate Company's business model affects whether cocoa value is retained by farmers, producer-country workers, transparent direct-trade partners, a retail curator, or an ordinary candy company.

Extraction Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company missionGeneral web source · 58%

4The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record gives evidence about worker, farmer, or producer-country power, but does not show full worker cooperative control unless specifically noted.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company missionGeneral web source · 58%

5The Grenada Chocolate Company's products or model can support farmers, producer-country employment, allergy-excluded consumers, ethical sourcing, or practical alternatives to mass-market candy.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

6The Grenada Chocolate Company's model shows whether the company absorbs costs through premiums, certifications, direct sourcing, simpler ingredients, safer formulations, subscription curation, or mission-locked commitments.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

7The Grenada Chocolate Company operates in a chocolate or candy market where shoppers depend on sourcing claims, ingredient claims, subscription terms, certifications, and trust before they can verify quality or ethics.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

8The Grenada Chocolate Company's product integrity depends on ingredient simplicity, allergy safety, direct cacao sourcing, farmer payment, transparent subscription curation, and avoidance of artificial colors or cheap filler.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company missionGeneral web source · 58%

9The Grenada Chocolate Company's scale determines whether its positive model remains accountable, reaches ordinary shoppers, or becomes a premium niche with limited structural effect.

Scale Integrity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

10The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Openness to Dissent relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Openness To Dissent Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

11The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Constitutional Spirit relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Constitutional Spirit Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

12The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Good Deal relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Good Deal Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

13The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Cost Transparency relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Cost Transparency Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

14The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Ecological Harm relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

15The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes High-Carbon Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

High Carbon Products Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

16The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Toxic Products relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Toxic Products Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

17The Grenada Chocolate Company's public record makes Accountability Opacity relevant through farmer payment, direct trade, certification, subscription design, ingredient quality, allergy access, youth-facing candy exposure, cocoa carbon burden, or transparency limits.

Accountability Opacity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 13, 2026

Grenada Chocolate Company shopGeneral web source · 58%

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