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2012
UK Promotions
Tesco Wine Club · Fairhills Semillon Sauvignon Blanc – 25% off per case of 6 · Fairhills Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot – 25% off per case of 6 · 1940 FT Curico Sauvignon Blanc 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · 1940 FT Curico Carmenere 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · 1962 FT Chenin Blanc 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · 1962 FT Shiraz 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · 1907 FT Mendoza Chardonnay 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · 1907 FT Mendoza Malbec 2010 – 25% off per case of 6 · Fairhills Vineyards Selection Mixed Case – 25% off per case of 6 Waitrose more »
Read moreThis contest is now closed, we’re tabulating some analytics at the moment and we need to keep the contests out of it, don’t worry, it’ll be up and running again soon. Our latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, click Tweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times more »
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2011
A Furor over Fair Trade – Businessweek
Fairtrade International brings together retailers and other marketers in wealthy countries with small-scale producers of foods in the developing world. The organization’s goal is to ensure the ethical treatment of workers. Retailers in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere can then sell these products as Fairtrade-labeled. Small farmers find affluent customers, who reap the satisfaction of knowing their purchases are helping a person, not an enormous, faceless agro-corporation. Last year $6 billion worth of Fairtrade-approved goods were sold globally, up 27 percent from 2009. There’s trouble in this utopia, though. Fair Trade USA, the largest American group, announced on Sept. 15 that it would split off from its international peers and Fairtrade International in Bonn, which coordinates groups worldwide and imposes the standards more »
Read moreFair Trade USA has said it will conduct a full review of its forthcoming ingredients labeling policy in response to criticism from other stakeholders in the Fair Trade industry. The new policy for fair trade certification is due to come into effect on January 1, 2012, and in some cases would allow products to be fair trade certified if they contain just 25% fair trade ingredients, even if they contain non-fair trade ingredients for which fair trade alternatives are available. The intention is for companies to move from non-fair trade to fair trade ingredients following certification. Speaking to FoodNavigator-USA, spokesperson for Fair Trade USA Sarah Wagner pointed out that the minimum requirement under Fairtrade International guidelines is for 20% fair more »
Read moreThis contest is now closed, go to our contest section for the latest contests. Our latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, clickTweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times as you like to increase your chances. Contest closes Friday 4 Novenmber at 13:00 GMT+2. For more details more »
Read moreOur latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, click Tweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times as you like to increase your chances. Contest closes Friday 28 October at 13:00 GMT+2. For more details check out Fairhills.co.za/contest UPDATE! Due to restrictions and limitations in USA law regarding more »
Read moreThis contest is now closed. Go to our contest section for the latest contest. Our latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, click Tweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times as you like to increase your chances. Contest closes Friday 21 October at 13:00 GMT+2. For more more »
Read moreIs it better to purchase food locally, or to support Fair Trade efforts? Our most recent infographic takes a look at both options. via Buying Local vs. Fair Trade [Infographic] | Ethical Ocean. via Ethical Ocean – eco friendly products, fair trade and vegan shopping.
Read moreThough Fair Trade-certified bananas represent less than 1% of U.S. banana sales, preliminary numbers for the first half of 2011 show a 20% increase over the same period last year, much of it in organic bananas. “We’ve seen Fair Trade make a huge difference to small family farms,” said Hannah Freeman, director of produce for Fair Trade USA, Oakland, Calif. “They know they have a price and a little extra they can count on for community development, building packing sheds and protecting the forest around their farm.” To boost volumes and appeal to retailers who want that feel-good halo without paying a 20% premium for organic, Freeman said Fair Trade USA plans to introduce a new price structure in 2012 more »
Read moreOur latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, click Tweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times as you like to increase your chances. Contest closes Friday 14 October at 13:00 GMT+2. For more details check out Fairhills.co.za/contest UPDATE! Due to restrictions and limitations in USA law regarding more »
Read moreFairtrade is to overhaul its campaign strategy in a bid to drive year round support by targeting different audiences at different points in the calendar. The not for profit organisation wants Fairtrade to be not “just about a fortnight” and will use the annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign as a launch pad for a year of scheduled activity to drive further awareness. The year round activity will include PR and online activity as well as campaigns led by Fairtrade brands such as Maltesers, Cadbury and CaféDirect, which will have more opportunities to demonstrate their involvement. Activity will structured activity around four seasons, including a summer push that will target festivals and school fetes to promote the full Fairtrade range, and an more »
Read moreThe world’s second most tradable commodity after oil; coffee growing and processing has proven itself to be a lucrative industry. The burgeoning coffee culture that sprang up over the last few decades has led to overwhelming success for handful of coffee franchises and a massive spike in supermarket sales. Of the high street coffee chains, Costa, Starbucks, Cafe Nero and Pret A Manger have cornered the lion’s share of the profits. While no one is denying their right to make a buck, the big question is whether the profits these franchises are making are trickling down to the people actually growing the beans? And how green are they really? Is the high street coffee industry one we should buy into more »
Read moreIf fair trade is important to you, you’re going to want to check out the new Fair Trade Finder app and Facebook page. The idea of the app is simple. When you find a fair trade product for sale, whether it’s fair trade chocolate at the grocery store or fair trade coffee at a local house or fair trade clothing at the mall, you add your find to the map. Then others in your area can see where fair trade products are being sold near them. This content on the Fair Trade Finder is considered crowd-sourced. The crowd of people using the app are the ones creating the content, and the content on the Fair Trade Finder will only be as good the crowd makes more »
Read moreName a good white wine from Chile. Stumped? I’m not surprised. While the media — myself included – – poured attention and praise on the country’s reds over the last decade, the whites have gone relatively unnoticed. Overwhelmingly they are made from either sauvignon blanc, with 12,159 hectares planted, or chardonnay, with 13,082 hectares, along with a few thousand hectares of semillon, viognier, riesling and gewurztraminer. Sauvignon blanc is, after cabernet sauvignon, Chile’s second-biggest varietal, with sales of $9,140,725 this year, an 8.6 percent increase from last year. Quality wines from these white varietals appeared only very recently. Previous land restrictions from the socialist government and the isolation of the vineyards in the western mountains encouraged high-volume mediocrity, mostly from more »
Read moreThe proliferation of labels and claims at the grocery store can befuddle even the most conscientious consumer. What to buy? Organic produce? Locally grown vegetables? MSC-certified fish? Fair Trade coffee or chocolate? Paul Rice, the president and CEO of Fair Trade USA, isn’t worried by the clutter. All the labels, he says, reflect a big trend–the growing appetite of food shoppers for more “transparency and traceability.” Says Rice: “Consumers want to know where their stuff is coming from. They want to know if it’s safe. They want to know if it’s healthy. They want to know what the impact is on the environment.” “Consumers are increasingly using their purchasing decisions to express their values,” he says. Of course, we’ve been hearing for more »
Read moreThis contest is now closed, please go to our contest page for the latest contests. Our latest weekly, Fairhills Fairtrade Wine, tweet contests are now live. You stand the chance of winning a bottle of Fairhills wine for each of the two weekly contests. For our re-tweet contest you have to RT: Easy as pie, click Tweetand you’re set. You can also take part in our Facebook Giveaway. Simply like us on Facebook: Every week we show our appreciation for your continued commitment by giving a bottle of Fairhills wine to a lucky Facebook.com/Fairhills Fan so make sure you’re one. Tweet as many times as you like to increase your chances. Contest closes Friday 7 October at 13:00 GMT+2. For more »
Read moreFair Trade USA, the leading nonprofit certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, recently introduced a new innovation strategy entitled Fair Trade for All. This bold new vision will double the impact of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee by 2015 and make Fair Trade more accessible to companies of all sizes. As a first step, Fair Trade USA is reducing its service fees across the board for coffee roasters and introducing improvements to its certification services. Fair Trade for All (www.FairTradeforAll.com) builds on the momentum of the past 12 years to bring greater impact to farming communities and maximize market opportunities for producers. Through this effort, Fair Trade USA will unite NGO and industry partners to: Strengthen farming communities by more »
Read moreFair Trade USA, the leading nonprofit certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, and Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a globally-respected, independent third-party certification company, announced details of their new strategic partnership today. As part of a new innovation strategy, Fair Trade USA plans to pilot and introduce updated standards that will extend the benefits of Fair Trade to millions more farmers and workers; provide U.S. businesses with more sustainable supply options; and empower consumers to make every purchase matter through greater selection and availability of Fair Trade Certified™ products. The organization’s goal is to double the impact of Fair Trade by 2015. In support of this ambitious goal, SCS has been engaged to conduct audits and certify new producer groups more »
Read moreMars Chocolate and Fairtrade International today announced an agreement to introduce the first Fairtrade labelled Mars product. As part of the initial phase of the agreement the first Mars product to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark will be MALTESERS®. The move, which will appear in stores in 2012 in the UK and Ireland, will contribute in excess of US $1 million in annual Fairtrade Premium funds for cocoa farmers to invest in their farms, business organisations and communities. MALTESERS® is the third biggest confectionery brand in the UK, and its switch will represent more than a 10% increase in total UK Fairtrade sales. (see Note 3 in Fairtrade Foundation section below). At the heart of the agreement is a shared ambition more »
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