Tag "fair trade"

Katjes buys 50% of German Fairtrade chocolate start-up Jokolade

German confectionery major Katjes has acquired a 50% share in local peer Schoko Winterscheidt, known as Jokolade. Joko Winterscheidt, a German television host, producer and actor was previously the sole shareholder...

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Sustainability symbol guide

In its Green Weeks campaign Auchan focuses on sustainable products for two weeks in stores. The retailer has decided to collect some of the most frequent classification terms and trademarks...

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Co-op moves all South African wine to Fairtrade standards

The Co-op has claimed an industry first by stocking an entirely Fairtrade South African wine range. The move means it will now stock 45 South African wines made to Fairtrade...

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Lidl Campaigns For Living Wages In Banana-Producing Countries

Lidl is campaigning for living wages in banana-producing countries as part of its commitment to ensure more sustainable standards and fair trade in global supply chains. As early as 2006,...

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Coop Switzerland Introduces Organic Ingredients For In-Store Coffee

Coop Switzerland has announced that it is switching to organic ingredients for coffee machines at its supermarkets and restaurants. Coffee, milk, cream and sugar offered at its coffee machines are...

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Whole Foods packaged coffee

The specialty grocer owned by Amazon has seen sales rise as more consumers have turned to making their favorite caffeinated drinks at home. GroceryDive shelved “On Special” a little less...

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(HU) A klímaváltozás veszélyezteti a kávétermesztést!

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Cactus Expands Private-Label Fairtade Coffee Range

Luxembourg-based retailer Cactus has announced that it has added five new coffee blends to its own-brand Fairtrade-certified coffee range. The new additions, available in Cactus outlets, include Espresso, Dessert, Mocca,...

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Lidl Belgium Launches ‘Super Fair’ Private-Label Chocolates

Lidl Belgium has launched ‘Way to Go’, a new range of ‘super fair’, private-label chocolate SKUs that offer Ghanaian cocoa farmers an extra premium above the Fairtrade price. Priced at...

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Germany’s Norma To Launch Private-Label Chocolate Assortment

German discounter Norma has announced plans to launch a new assortment of high-quality, private-label chocolates under the name Ex­cel­si­or Ma­gie du Cho­co­lat (Excelsior Magic du Chocolat) in September of this...

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Lidl Germany Expands Its Banana Assortment

German discounter Lidl has expanded its banana assortment with the addition of three new varieties, two of which are Fairtrade-certified. From summer 2019, customers can buy these new varieties in...

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Magazine: Back to nature

Special ingredients, innovative functions or being organic – these characteristics can make cosmetics special, alternative or innovative within the category. On the consumer side there is definitely demand for natural...

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Plus To Use Blockchain To Trace Banana Supply Chain

Dutch retailer Plus has announced that it will use blockchain technology to offer consumers information about its banana supply chain. The project will be implemented by technology partner, Supply Chain...

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Diet and finesse

Health-consciousness is the main direction in food and drink trends at the moment. More and more consumers follow special diets, and people aren’t simply counting calories any more: they are looking...

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Lidl Belgium To Sell Only Fairtrade-Certified Bananas

Lidl Belgium has announced that it will only offer Fairtrade-certified bananas in its stores from the middle of this year. The move will enable the retailer to ensure that around...

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Fair Trade accelerates in Hungary

The turnover of fairtrade products reached a never seen growth in Hungary in 2017. Growth is eight times higher than the previous year. According to a report of the Conscious...

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The perfect cup of coffee

An 18-dollar cup of coffee is ridiculously expensive even in New York – still, Brooklyn coffee bar Extraction Lab serves a cup at this price. This coffee doesn’t only cost much...

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