You might not know it from its generally low price tag, but chocolate has a host of production issues, from child labor on cacao farms to issues with deforestation. Chocolate isn’t alone in this ...

Calafi is a freelance writer and author of the book “All Things Coffee” and an upcoming children’s book titled “Hazel and Her Sun.” She lives in Newport Beach. If you’re like most people in this ...

Equal Exchange is one of the largest purveyor of fairly traded food and beverage in the country. We asked them to explain their "Fair Trade" model. If you’ve been shopping at local co-ops like Weaver ...

Using a combination of social psychology and economic models, a new UK study shows fair trade product sales increased in popularity during an economic downturn while organic product sales dropped, ...

CHICAGO -- Teresa Connors is a socially conscious consumer. She is a vegetarian who seeks out organic produce. She buys fair-trade certified coffee and chocolate, feeling good that the workers who ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Fair Trade coffee is emerging as a point of differentiation for food retailers here, led by Albertsons and Wild Oats' Sun Harvest Farms. Coffee manufacturers, traders and producers ...

To increase a product’s appeal to consumers, food manufacturers place food certification labels on the front of their packaging - concerned with environmental, animal welfare, or fair trade, and ‘free ...

You’ve probably come across the “Fair Trade Certified” logo while browsing the grocery store aisles — and if you’re like most shoppers, you probably aren’t quite sure what it means.U.S. consumers ...

;Fair trade is an international movement that directly supports improvements for farmers living in developing countries. Through environmental sustainability work, fair pricing and direct trade, many ...

The Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN), a non-profit organization that works with civil society and industry stakeholders to advance awareness and support for fair trade in Canada, has teamed up with ...

The US advertising watchdog has recommended that local certification body Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) should provide additional information to consumers. NARB, the organisation which coordinates and ...

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