Chocolate. In 2000, Co-op launched the world’s first own brand Fairtrade product, The Co-operative Divine Milk Chocolate and Co-op remain the only retailer in the UK with a 100% Fairtrade own brand chocolate range. Our cocoa is sourced from co-ops in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Peru, Dominican Republic and other countries.
Which chocolate brands are Fair Trade?
Check these chocolates out!
- 1) Alter Eco. Fair Trade Certified.
- 2) Belvas. Fair Trade Certified.
- 3) Cadbury. Fair Trade Certified.
- 4) Camino. Fair Trade Certified.
- 5) Carrefour de Solidarite Internationale. Fair Trade Certified.
- 6) Chocolove. Fair Trade USA Certified.
- 7) Coconut Secret. Fair Trade Certified Ingredients.
- 8) Cote d’Or.
Where is Equal Exchange chocolate from?
Equal Exchange and the Benefits of Fair Trade: Our rich chocolate bars are crafted using the best quality organic cocoa from the Dominican Republic and Peru. We work with small farmers cooperatives who cultivate this cocoa using environmentally sustainable methods.
What is Fair Trade certified chocolate?
Fair trade chocolate is chocolate that is made with cacao beans from farmers who are paid a fair price for their crop, instead of the low price set by the market. This allows farmers to lift themselves out of poverty and build a better life for their families.
What countries have fair trade?
Argentina.
What is a fair trade logo?
The FAIRTRADE Mark is a registered certification label for products sourced from producers in developing countries. The Mark is used only on products certified in accordance with Fairtrade Standards and on promotional materials to encourage people to buy Fairtrade products.
How do I know if my chocolate is Fairtrade?
Another way is by looking at the individual chocolate bar’s wrapper or the brand’s website for certification labels and logos. A few to look out for are Fair Trade Certified, Fair for Life, and Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa.
Is Kit Kat Fairtrade?
As the new cocoa harvest season kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire earlier this month, it also marked the sad moment when KitKats are no longer Fairtrade, a few months after Nestlé announced that KitKats would no longer contain Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
Who owns Equal Exchange chocolate?
Equal Exchange is a worker-owned co-op that partners with farmers and farmer co-ops around the world to bring their products to market at fair trade prices. Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Michael Rozyn founded the co-op to empower both farmers and consumers.
Is Equal Exchange really fair trade?
Equal Exchange is a for-profit Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Equal Exchange distributes organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, bananas, avocados, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by farmer cooperatives in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Is fair trade chocolate more expensive?
Do Fair Trade Certified products cost more than conventional products? Not necessarily. Fair Trade Certified coffees and chocolates are generally priced competitively with other gourmet, specialty coffees and chocolates. They are, though, more expensive than mass-produced, low-quality coffees and chocolates.
What is the difference between fair trade chocolate and normal chocolate?
Fairtrade guarantees farmers a financial safety net, even if global cocoa prices go down. We are the only major certification label that guarantees farmers earn a price that supports costs of sustainable production, and we recently increased our Fairtrade Minimum Price by 20 percent.
Which chocolate bars are Fairtrade?
Lidl has launched its first own-brand super-Fairtrade chocolate bar, Way To Go. Available in three delicious flavours, a Premium from every bar sold will support a living wage for cocoa farmers in Ghana.
Where can I buy Fairtrade snacks?
Pop into your local Oxfam, where you’ll find a great selection of Fairtrade snack brands including: Cocoa Loco – we love the dark chocolate buttons but the chocolate melting spoons are our favourite! Divine – a great range of flavoured bars from the UK’s first farmer owned confectionary brand. All of Divine’s chocolate is Fairtrade.
How do I find out if a product is Fairtrade?
Look for the Fairtrade Mark. In May 2017 Co-op became the first UK retailer to source all its cocoa on Fairtrade terms, so all of Co-op’s own-brand products which contain cocoa – from the chocolate sprinkles on their doughnuts to the chocolate chips in their cookies – are benefitting Fairtrade cocoa farmers.
Which Sainsbury’s stores have Fairtrade chocolate?
Larger Sainsbury’s stores have a great selection of Fairtrade chocolate and the smaller Local stores will usually have at least the following Fairtrade options: Sainsbury’s – Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Belgian milk drinking chocolate is smooth and creamy, and it’s sure to hit your sweet spot
