Cracking the Kinder Egg

I started researching my favorite childhood treat and wound up down a rabbit hole of many different controversies associated with the Kinder Egg, the production of Ferrero chocolates, and supply chain ethics. Hopefully if you weren't aware of some of the issues in chocolate production etc, this video can help you find resources for alternatives. I think so many of the issues discussed here are global issues that are inextricable from capitalism, and therefore much bigger than any one person. So that's why sharing it and talking about it is so important.

More than anything, I want to make informative videos using credible sources so that this muddied water of misinformation can eventually clear up. This was a video where I started off with one idea, and it evolved rapidly by the end. Thanks for sticking with me!

References
Kinder eggs caught at the border
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1213291

Kinder Joy in the US
https://www.snackandbakery.com/articl...

Creation Story of the Kinder Surprise
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/eu...

Quick Ferrero facts and kinder
https://www.ferrerocareers.com/us/en/...

Recall of Kinder Eggs in US
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/1997/CPS...

Kinder Joy Backlash
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american...

Examples of a Surprise and Delight Strategy
https://www.inc.com/molly-reynolds/9-...

What is a Disney Magical Moment
https://www.wdwinfo.com/disneylandcal...

Chewy pet portrait artists speak out
https://www.businessinsider.com/chewy...

Kinder egg smuggling Quora
https://www.quora.com/Will-I-get-fine...

Kinder Egg Toy Child Labor
https://www.confectionerynews.com/Art...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2234193...
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSK...

Staged Child Labor in Kinder Toys Expose by The Sun (DW)
https://www.dw.com/en/ferrero-chocola...
https://www.romania-insider.com/sun-r...

Child labor in Cocoa and Hazelnut Farming Ferrero Chocolate
https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...

Ferrero Hazelnut Child Labor Turkey
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-4974...

Ethical Chocolate/Slave Free Chocolate
https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/ch...

Medium article about alternative brands and organizations that promote resources
  / they-are-eating-my-flesh-says-the-boy-who-...  

Cocoa Industry Slave Labor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphi...
https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/da...

Michele Ferrero is Willy Wonka
https://www.theguardian.com/business/...