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Budgens Supports Fairtrade

Budgens continues to support the work of the Fairtrade Foundation.



A Fairer deal for all.

All Fairtrade products are grown by small farmers & producers in third world countries, & the aim of Fairtrade is to guarantee these growers a ‘minimum price’ for their products which will help them to build a sustainable future for themselves, their families and the local communities they live in.

By buying directly from the growers & producers at the agreed ‘minimum price’, this ensures that their production costs & living costs are suitably covered. The price also includes an extra cost for use in investing into the development & future growth of their crops.

This is vital in ensuring the continued development of their businesses in the years to come & in helping them to better plan their futures & make improvements within their communities in other areas such as education, healthcare & infrastructure.

At Budgens we are proud to offer a range of Fairtrade products including Bananas, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Sugar & Honey.


The Fairtrade Mark

Whenever you see the Fairtrade mark, you know that that product has had to pass several requirements to ensure it qualifies for Fairtrade certification.

 Trading standards stipulate that traders must:

- Pay a price to producers that covers the costs of sustainable production & living
- Pay a ‘premium’ that producers can invest in development
- Make partial advance payments when requested by producers
- Sign contracts that allow for long term planning & sustainable production practices.


Fairtrade Facts:

Did you know…

 - Fairtrade labelling was started in the Netherlands in the late 1980s.
- The 1st Fairtrade product was Coffee from Mexico .
- There are now 19 organisations around the globe, including The Fairtrade Foundation, that run the international standard setting & monitoring body Fairtrade labelling Organisations International (FLO).
- Over 18 countries now have licenses to sell Fairtrade products & sales are increasing by over 20% every year.
- There are now over 350 Fairtrade certified products for retail sale in the UK .

Why not pop down to your local Budgens, check out the range and support Fairtrade yourself ?

Products in the Fairtrade Range are as follows:

COCODIRECT DRINKING CHOCOLATE FAIRTRADE
250 g
GREEN & BLACK'S FAIRTRADE ORGANIC MAYA GOLD CHOCOLATE
100 g
DUBBLE FAIRTRADE CHOCOLATE
40 g
FRUIT PASSION FAIRTRADE APPLE JUICE
1 lt
FRUIT PASSION FAIRTRADE ORANGE JUICE
1 lt
PERCOL FAIRTRADE GUATEMALA ORGANIC
250 g
PERCOL FAIRTRADE LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIC
250 g
CAFEDIRECT FAIRTRADE COFFEE MEDIUM ROAST
227 g
CAFEDIRECT FAIRTRADE CAFE DIRECT MACHU PICHU
227 g
CAFEDIRECT FAIRTRADE DECAFF
227 g
CAFEDIRECT FAIRTRADE CAFE DIRECT RICH ROAST
227 g
PERCOL FAIRTRADE COLOMBIA ARABICA COFFEE
250 g
PERCOL ORIGINAL INSTANT FAIR TRADE
100 g
FOREST FEAST FAIRTRADE EXOTIC DRIED PINEAPPLE
130 g
FOREST FEAST FAIRTRADE TROPICAL MIX
125 g
FOREST FEAST FAIRTRADE EXOTIC DRIED MANGO
125 g
FOREST FEAST FAIRTRADE EXOTIC DRIED PAPAYA
125 g
FOREST FEAST FAIRTRADE TOASTED COCONUT
100 g
BUDGENS FAIRTRADE ORGANIC BANANAS
4 FRUIT
ROWSE FAIRTRADE CHILEAN CLEAR HONEY
340 g
WHITWORTHS FAIRTRADE GOLDEN GRANULATED
1 kg
WHITWORTHS FAIRTRADE DEMERARA SUGAR
1 Kg
TEA DIRECT FAIRTRADE TEA BAGS
80 s
CLIPPER FAIRTRADE TEA BAGS
80 s
TEA DIRECT FAIRTRADE TEA BAGS
160 s
TEA DIRECT FAIRTRADE DECAFF TEABAGS
80 s


Picking coffee, Costa Rica, Julia Powell, The Fairtrade Foundation, 2002.