Equal Exchange

Type: Private - Cooperative
On the web: http://www.equalexchange.com

Equal Exchange is all about being fair to coffee growers. The business is an employee-owned cooperative founded with the aim of paying fairer prices to Third World growers of coffee beans. Equal Exchange distributes organic roasted coffee beans and ground coffee; the product line has expanded to include cocoa, sugar, tea, and snacks. The cooperative was founded in 1986 from Nicaragua by Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Michael Rozyne, who met each other as managers at a New England food co-op. Equal Exchange has helped kick off what has become known as the "fair trade" movement (along with other entities such as Global Exchange, a similar West Coast organization).

Officers:
Chairperson and Quality Control Manager: Beth Ann Caspersen
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director: Rink Dickinson
Co-Executive Director: Robert (Rob) Everts

Competitors:
Global Exchange
Millstone
Thanksgiving Coffee Company

Equal Exchange

Type	cooperative
Founded	1986
Headquarters	West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Products	coffee, tea, sugar, chocolate
Employees	102
Website	www.equalexchange.com

Equal Exchange is a for-profit Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Equal Exchange distributes organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by farmer cooperatives in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Founded in 1986, it is the oldest and largest Fair Trade coffee company in the United States. The highest paid employee of Equal Exchange may not make more than four times what the lowest paid employee receives^[1].

Equal Exchange is currently collaborating with cranberry, pecan, and almond farmers in the United States.

References

1. ^ Equal Exchange: About Our Co-op

External links

• Equal Exchange Web site

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