How Sustainable is Willy Wonka’s Factory?

An exposé on the social, environmental and legal concerns facing the world’s greatest chocolate maker

Environmental, social and legal concerns make Wonka’s chocolate not-so-sweet. Image: author’s own.

Willy Wonka’s factory is driving biodiversity loss at home and overseas while land grabs are standard practice. Mr Wonka has displaced an entire indigenous community from their native lands and bred them in captivity to work for him. The true nature of Wonka’s modus operandi is startling. How long can Wonka continue to settle his mounting legal disputes with more truckloads of chocolates and sweets?

References of evidence from within the factory are given using page numbers based on internal reports by Dahl, R. (2001). Charlie and the chocolate factory. Penguin. Movie interpretations of events at the factory are only partially based on fact.

WONKA’S WHIPPLE-UNSCRUMPTIOUS BIODIVERSITY LOSS

Mr. Willy Wonka’s factory is driving biodiversity loss both at home and overseas. Cocoa trees require a hot and humid climate, only growing between 20° north and south of the equator. The thick jungle of Loompaland provides the necessary shade and protection for cocoa trees to flourish yet we are told that an Oompa-Loompa is lucky to find 3–4 cocoa beans a year. Why the shortage? Ask yourself… why was Mr. Wonka — a…