Fair Trade and Your Business

Meet the growing consumer demand for responsibly produced food products.

Do you currently offer Fair Trade Certified™ products in your café, restaurant or store?

For printed materials to help tell your customers the story of Fair Trade, free of charge, click here.

For information to help educate you and your staff about Fair Trade click here.

October is Fair Trade Month - To be a part of Fair Trade Month festivities, click here and learn about the tools and promotions that are available to celebrate the great work you are already doing.

To learn more about involving your community in your Fair Trade efforts, click here.

Would you like your café, restaurant or store to be listed on our web site's Where to Buy section?

If so, please click here and submit your information so we can follow up with you and add you to our list.

Are you interested in selling Fair Trade Certified™ Products in your café, restaurant, store or office?

Fair Trade is a great way for businesses to provide customers and employees the ability to empower farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace simply by enjoying their morning cup of coffee (or other Fair Trade Certified™ products).

To learn about the variety of products that TransFair USA certifies or to find out if the products you sell can be Fair Trade Certified™ click here.

Click here to see if there is a current licensee in your area offering the Fair Trade Certified™ product(s) that you are interested in. If so, please visit their web site and reach out to their sales department directly to inquire about selling their products.

Many Fair Trade Certified™ products are available through natural and specialty food distributors, as well as foodservice providers. If you have a relationship with a foodservice provider or are interested in using one for your business or office, many national providers have Fair Trade offerings including Bon Appetit, Compass, Sodexho, Aramark and Sysco. Retail and Wholesale Distributors include United Natural Foods, KEHE, Tree of Life, and Associated Buyers. Just ask your local sales contact for information on their Fair Trade Certified™ product offerings.

For more information about Fair Trade handicrafts, please contact the Fair Trade Federation at http://www.fairtradefederation.org/.

Be a Part of Fair Trade's Growth

• Consumer awareness of Fair Trade grew 33% from 2005 to 2006 ¹
• There are over 35,000 retail locations offering Fair Trade Certified™ products ²
• Over 184 million pounds of coffee have been Fair Trade Certified™ since 1998, bringing the estimated additional income to farmers as a result of Fair Trade to over $91.6 million. ³

For more information please visit TransFair USA's most recent Annual Report or the most recent Fair Trade Almanac.

For any additional inquiries, please contact TransFair USA at info@transfairusa.org or at (510) 663-5260.

¹ NCA Trends, 2006
² www.TransFairUSA.org
³ TransFair USA 2006 Fair Trade Almanac