Fair trade chocolate is chocolate that is made by people who are paid well for their time and labor, as opposed to slave made chocolate, which is made by slaves, or people who are paid a very small amount for the work they do. Fair trade chocolate is more expensive to buy, because the makers of that chocolate are paid a fair amount the slave don't get paid:p
No. Hershey's, Nestle, Mars, all of the big makers aren't fair trade. About 40% of their cocoa is made from slave labour. They buy off the international market, so they claim they cannot differentiate between fair trade and not fair trade.
You can find Hong Kong Trade Development Council, they organized numbers of big trade fairs for wholesale suppliers & manufacturers from different countries, especially from China. More details at hktdc.com
Fairtrade (or Fair Trade) is a world-wide system set up so that people would know that the products they were buying (like coffee, cotton, honey, Oranges, bananas, rice, sugar and more) met certain international standards. Namely:* The original growers were paid adequately for their work and produce * The products were grown under proper environmental standards * The companies were independently audited to make sure* The companies doing so correctly could then use the Fairtrade Certification Mark Fair trade, is basically when companies pay producers [normally in developing countries] a fair price, for what they sell. The difference is that before, companies used to violate human rights and deny basic human needs. In these times of greater globalization, this issue has come into the spotlight. Fair trade is also better for the environment, because 85% of fair trade items are also certified organic.Fair trade is also a means of showing good will, which boosts consumer relations between companies. The main point of fair trade is that companies think of the whole world not just profits. To reassure consumers there are over 270 organizations in 60 countries world wide.
Yes you should be able to get fair trade bananas in any big supermarket.
there is a lot of stuff to do. 1. go to the Ravine waterpark 2. a lot of wine tasting 3. in the summer there is a mid state fair which is a big fair 4. the Rocky Mountain chocolate Factory
Well, first of all, Starbucks sells coffee, pastries, bagels etc.. They have been trying to go green for a while now, with recycled paper cups. Recently, Starbucks decided to use Fair Trade Coffee.Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is produced by farmers who don't use pesticides, they grow their coffee naturally. They also usually don't make that much money, don't sell any of their products to big super markets like: Associated, Gourmet Garage etc.. Then Fair Trade buys their products and sells them to companies just like Starbucks. But, the good thing about Fair Trade Coffee is that when Fair Trade buys the coffee from the farmers, they are paying them more per pound. Get it?If that helped at all, please give me some points.Thanks, D Lilah
Well, first of all, Starbucks sells coffee, pastries, bagels etc.. They have been trying to go green for a while now, with recycled paper cups. Recently, Starbucks decided to use Fair Trade Coffee.Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is produced by farmers who don't use pesticides, they grow their coffee naturally. They also usually don't make that much money, don't sell any of their products to big super markets like: Associated, Gourmet Garage etc.. Then Fair Trade buys their products and sells them to companies just like Starbucks. But, the good thing about Fair Trade Coffee is that when Fair Trade buys the coffee from the farmers, they are paying them more per pound. Get it?If that helped at all, please give me some points.Thanks, D Lilah
Helping producers to get a good deal and not be cheated. A little bit more money can make a big difference.
The main intent of fair trade is of course to provide advantages to the producers, which results in only indirect advantages for the customers. Still, a bit more stability for the globalised world, a better conscience, and of course taking part in making this world a better place, aren't things to be sneezed at. But there are also some direct advantages: Fair Trade production relies mostly on handcrafting, which results in each piece being unique. Similarly, the resources of Fair Trade foodstuff and cosmetics aren't grown by industrialised farming (heavily using chemical fertiliser and pesticides); instead, it is not uncommon for these products to be certified organic. Also, a big part of Fair Trade (if not the main part) is the information about the products and the producers, which every salesperson in a Fair Trade shop should be able to provide. To me, the best thing about buying in a Fair Trade shop is the choice of singular 'gems' you rarely find in other shops. Ever heard of purple rice? Or of wild coffee? The weird (but tasty!) chocolate creations by Josef Zotter (Austria) are AFAIK available outside of Fair Trade shops, but I first saw and savoured them in the Fair Trade shop where I work as a volunteer.
no eating chocolate bars do not give you a big head
It wasn't real, due to the law prohibiting advertising companies they weren't allowed to show a real company such as Cadburys or Galaxy.
Chocolate...(: