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Fairtrade Fortnight launches across UK

Cotton is the focus of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight (February 28th–March 13th), which is being promoted under the slogan ‘Show Off Your Label’.
February 28 2011
Category: Fairtrade

Fairtrade champions World Cup wineries

To raise awareness of Fairtrade during the World Cup, a Sip for South Africa campaign has been launched.
June 23 2010
Category: Fairtrade

Co-operative Group Chief Executive Peter Marks celebrates the launch of the new chocolate range with Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation.

Fairtrade chocolate spreads across stores

Sales of Co-operative Fairtrade block chocolate look set to double as the Co-operative Group extends its own-brand Fairtrade chocolate range to Somerfield stores.
June 15 2010
Category: Fairtrade

MARATHON CONGA … One hundred dancing ‘tea ladies’, kitted out in Fairtrade cotton outfits, made their way from London Bridge to Trafalgar Square brandishing mugs and placards

Fairtrade bonanza as sales hit £4m

The Co-operative Group has announced that average weekly Fairtrade sales during Fairtrade Fortnight in Co-operative stores were up 38 per cent on the normal running rate to date in 2010 and up by 58 per cent on 2009 average weekly sales.
March 22 2010
Category: Fairtrade

Play sails into London

Celebrating the Co-operative Movement’s ethics, the theatre production Fair Trade docked at the Embankment, London. 
August 25 2009
Category: Fairtrade

FT patron quits

George Alagiah has been forced to resign as patron of the Fairtrade Foundation by the BBC. 
August 19 2009
Category: Fairtrade

Fairtrade sales need not slump, says brand boss

MANY Fairtrade brands are failing to maximise potential sales by assuming that consumers won’t buy Fairtrade during the recession, according to London-based brand management agency Brand Reputation.  
August 10 2009
Category: Fairtrade

Producer Mahmoud Issa pours olive oil with the Fairtrade Foundation’s Harriet Lamb and the Co-op Group’s Fairtrade Development Manager Brad Hill

Co-op launches ethical olive oil

Fairtrade Palestinian olive oil is being stocked in Co-op stores — another Fairtrade first for the Movement. 
February 27 2009
Category: Fairtrade

Some of the South African children set to benefit from the extra Fairtrade premium

Fairtrade premium boosts wine co-op

A wine co-operative in South Africa has received a £131,000 bonus thanks to a Fairtrade agreement with the Co-operative Retail Trading Group. 
December 25 2008
Category: Fairtrade

Celebrating the launch of Co-op Fairtade ice lollies were Anthony Blay (Volta River Estates); Pedro Miguel Checa (Apromalpi mango farmers co-op); Jovanny Coronel (El Guabo banana co-op); Brad Hill; Roberto Ugalde (Asoproagroin Fairtrade co-op); and John Bowes

Fairtrade takes a bit of licking

Fairtrade fruit specialists AgroFair brought together its entire supply chain from farmers to consumers as a special addition to its recent annual meeting. 
July 24 2008
Category: Fairtrade

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