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Francesco's Coffee Co. supports the Fair
Trade movement by roasting and distributing Fair Trade Coffee.
Half of our gourmet Coffee is now Fair Trade coffee. If you are
a church or charitable organization, contact us to find out how
you can benefit a local charity by reselling Francesco's
Gourmet Coffee.
Fair Trade Coffee Facts
- Fair trade was started in Holland in 1987.
- Fair Trade labels now license commercial sales of 24
million pounds of coffee beans per a year, selling in over
35,000 retail outlets and over 130 brand names.
- Canadian and American companies now use the Fair Trade
logo on their product's packaging as to assure consumers
they have purchased coffee under fair trade conditions. The
companies pay a license fee to a licensing organization and
agree to independent monitoring.
The TRANSFAIR CANADA Fair Trade Certified Logo guarantees
consumers that their coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar originates
from FLO monitored producers in Latin America, Africa and
Asia
Fair Trade criteria includes:
- pay a set minimum price that covers the costs of
production
- advance payments or extend credit to producers to help
avoid debt while financing the next year's production
- agree to longer term trading relationships that provide
producers with added security to plan for the future and
promote sustainable production practices
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