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Britain's Fairtrade Shopping BoomDid you know that Britons eat half a million Fairtrade bananas every day? Or that more than three million cups of Fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate are drunk daily in the UK? It’s a fact that Britain is the biggest supporter of Fairtrade goods in the world and the number of shoppers keen to back the scheme is continuing to grow. Around £140 million was spent on goods bearing the Fairtrade logo last year and sales increased by more than 50 per cent, according to official figures from the Fairtrade Foundation. More than 800 products now carry the logo of the scheme, which promises farmers in developing countries are paid a fair price for their goods. Coffee is the best-selling Fairtrade product in the UK, with many high street cafes including Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Pret A Manger offering drinks made with Fairtrade beans. The number of shops and restaurants selling Fairtrade goods has more than trebled since 2003 and shoppers can now buy bananas, chocolate, tea, flowers, wine and cooking oils that support the lives of farmers in 49 developing countries across the world. Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade
Foundation, said figures showed that shoppers genuinely cared
about the origins of their goods and wanted to make sure farmers
benefited from their purchases. Call or email us now on 0845 6120 690
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