All Fairtrade articles – Page 8
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NewsFairtrade supplies to UK 'hit by price wars'
Supermarket price wars are forcing Fairtrade growers away from the UK retail sector, the Fairtrade Foundation has warned…
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Comment & OpinionWhy does the UK waste so much food?
Yet again the media has sunk its teeth into the food industry, following the recent House of Lords report on food waste…
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NewsBanana pricing needs action, Fairtrade Foundation warns
The Fairtrade Foundation has called for urgent government intervention in the UK banana supply chain, saying that retailer ‘price wars’ have triggered job losses and left smaller producers marginalised.
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Category ReportIs the Fairtrade party over?
Fairtrade sales look buoyant but growth has slowed and the mark is struggling to compete with rival schemes…
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NewsHarry's Nuts axed as Liberation focuses on its relaunched brand
Harry’s Nuts – the Fairtrade bagged nuts range fronted by comedian Harry Hill – has been shelved…
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade on the price we must pay for tea
Cafédirect has launched a new report that reveals that to offer tea at low prices, compromises have to be made…
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NewsFairtrade Foundation 'losing the plot' claim tea growers
Tea growers are turning their back on the Fairtrade Foundation, claiming the organisation has “lost the plot”…
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Comment & Opinion
Our food system is unbalanced by the concept of 'cheap food'
Waitrose CEO Mark Price waded into the horsemeat saga last weekend…
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Category ReportFairtrade: a Fair fight?
Fairtrade is booming. But big brand and category conversions are driving most of the growth…
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Category ReportFairtrade Fortnight: fuelling up to go further
Megaphones out. PoS up. Coffee-powered car go! Fairtrade Fortnight (25 February-10 March) is nearly upon us…
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Analysis & FeaturesA great year for sport. A washout for grocery...
Exhilarating highs. Crashing lows. With the Jubilee and Olympics on the cards, everyone expected 2012 to be a year of extremes…
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Comment & OpinionCafedirect keeps thinking small
There’s probably a good crossover between Fairtrade loyalists and people who watched Adam & Joe on Channel 4 in the 1990s…
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NewsBrand revamp for Divine's Dubble chocolate
Divine has added a white bar to its Dubble chocolate brand as part of a relaunch..
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NewsCo-op winter blueberries go Fairtrade
The Co-0perative Group has announced it is switching all its fresh winter blueberries to Fairtrade from November…
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NewsFairtrade milk deal to be explored by NFU
The NFU is embarking on a project to establish the feasibility - and legality…
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NewsThe Co-op Group defends Fiji Water listing
The Co-op Group has defended the stocking of Fiji Water after attracting criticism on Facebook. Shoppers used…
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NewsSainsbury’s celebrates five years of Fairtrade bananas
Sainsbury’s is today marking the fifth anniversary of its switch to Fairtrade on all its fresh bananas.
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ProfilesCharity begins in store for Oxfam
Oxfam isn’t just for old clothes - it’s selling more food and adding new cleaning and health & beauty ranges. So just how serious is it?
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NewsFairtrade sales surge in 2011 despite economic woes
Retail sales of Fairtrade products increased 12%, to £1.32bn last year, new figures from the Fairtrade Foundation show.Cocoa saw the greatest percentage increase, up more than a third (34%) on 2010 leves. Sales of Fairtrade sugar rose by a fifth (21%.).Premiums received by farmers increased as a result of Fairtrade ...
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NewsFairtrade Foundation rejects call for single rsp on bananas
The Fairtrade Foundation has rejected the idea of an across-the-board recommended retail price for Fairtrade bananas, claiming it would be open to legal challenge.