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Vita Coco Partners with Beautiful Destinations to Celebrate Coconut Farming Communities on World Coconut Day
New video that illustrates the Vita Coco Project debuts alongside social media campaign to generate support for coconut farming communities in Southeast Asia
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[{"type":"text","content":"New video that illustrates the Vita Coco Project debuts alongside social media campaign to generate support for coconut farming communities in Southeast Asia\nNEW YORK, Sept. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading coconut water brand Vita Coco (NASDAQ: COCO) is giving consumers the chance to participate in a collective fundraising initiative to give back to coconut farming communities this World Coconut Day (September 2). Vita Coco partnered with Beautiful Destinations, a leading platform for travel and lifestyle content, to produce short-form video content for the Vita Coco Project, the brand’s social impact program that empowers coconut farming communities around the world. The video, which spotlights the coconut farmers that make Vita Coco’s business possible, debuts on Friday, September 2, on Vita Coco’s Instagram and TikTok pages; it invites consumers to like, comment, and share the post to generate donations up to $50,000 toward the Vita Coco Project. For each like, Vita Coco will provide a coconut tree seedling for farmers to plant;For each comment tagging a friend, Vita Coco will provide seedling supplies; andFor each video share, Vita Coco will support the lifetime maintenance of a coconut tree. “Having a positive impact on the world is an important part of our business, and in collaborating with Vita Coco we saw an opportunity to raise awareness of the amazing things the brand is doing,” said Jeremy Jauncey, founder of Beautiful Destinations. “We love the product, the team, and all they stand for, and hope to continue supporting their mission of raising coconut farming communities out of poverty.” Since the Vita Coco Project’s inception in 2014, Vita Coco has made a significant impact in these communities, empowering them through a community-based approach: Built 35 classrooms for the next generation of coconut farmers and entrepreneurs;Planted nearly 70,000 seedlings to replace aging coconut trees and promote biodiversity within coconut farms; andTrained 7,000 farmers in regenerative and agronomic best practices. “Every World Coconut Day, we look to celebrate our coconut farming communities. I’m particularly excited about our video this year because it shows our fans the diligence, spirit, and vibrancy that exists within our farming communities,” said Jane Prior, Chief Marketing Officer at The Vita Coco Company. “We’re ...