Fairtrade | Suppliers | Become a licensee (#)

„Companies wishing to apply the FAIRTRADE Mark to products need to sign the Foundation’s Licence Agreement and conform to all the requirements detailed above (see Eligible Products). Companies that control the entire process from import of basic commodities through to sale of finished products will also need to register as an importer (see above). However, it is also possible to purchase Fairtrade products from a Registered Importer in which case the Licensee is responsible only to the Foundation for meeting the requirements of using the FAIRTRADE Mark.“
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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„"The grocery market is a high growth segment for Seattle's Best Coffee," says Steve Schickler, president of Seattle Coffee Company, parent company of Seattle's Best Coffee. "This is a tremendous opportunity to continue our growth and make our brand much more accessible to a broader market." The agreement will result in the largest distribution of Fair Trade Certified organically grown coffee products in North American grocery stores to date. Seattle's Best Coffee Fair Trade Certified Organic French Roast is harvested in the highlands of Southern Peru. The coffee is grown by a collection of small farms, which produce a rich, smooth, flavorful coffee.“
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Tea & Coffee 08/02 - Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Certified Tea in the U.S. (#)

„Since Fair Trade focuses on supporting the poorest workers in developing countries, tea estates in Japan (a fully developed nation) are not eligible for certification. FLO has recently created a “small holder agreement” under which a small landowner, or a collective of small landowners, may work with a tea factory to have their tea produced within Fair Trade criteria. Under this agreement, the Fair Trade premium would go directly to these small landowners and be used to benefit the worker community.“
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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Sumatra Fair Trade Organic Coffee (#)

„Fair Trade Coffee is produced under a program that ensures that the coffee farmers in developing countries (like Indonesia) are paid more for their coffee. Under the fair trade agreement, an importer must meet stringent international criteria; paying a minimum price per pound of $1.26, providing much needed credit to farmers, and providing technical assistance such as help transitioning to organic farming. Fair Trade for coffee farmers means community development, health, education, and environmental stewardship.“
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Tea & Coffee 12/01 - Hopeful Signs On The Horizon: Digging Out of the Price Trough (#)

„Green Mountain Coffee, Waterbury, Vermont, is a leader in efforts to partner with and support their farmer sources at origin. In addition to these independent activities this socially responsible roaster has entered an agreement with TransFair USA whereby all of the company’s regular organic coffees will be certified Fair Trade by the organization. In hard times for public companies, Green Mountain sales are up, and its stock price has soared during the last year. Those who aspire to a better future for all in the coffee world might use their efforts as a model.“
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Global Exchange : nacla1000.html (#)

„Three days before our scheduled demonstrations, Starbucks announced an agreement with TransFairUSA to offer Fair Trade Certified coffee at all its stores nationwide, beginning this October. They will also be developing educational materials and training for coffee bar workers, so that millions of consumers can learn about Fair Trade. This is a huge victory for farmers, whose incomes will triple when they can sell their coffee at Fair Trade prices.“
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TransFair Canada: Certification (#)

„In Canada, companies apply to TransFair Canada to deal in Fair Trade Certified products. They must sign an agreement with TransFair Canada obliging them to report their purchases, processing and sales of Fair Trade Certified products. This brings them into the monitoring system. In addition, the agreement stipulates the terms of usage of the Fair Trade Certified logo on licensees’ products.“
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TransFair Canada: Monitoring (#)

„The License Agreement requires companies to report their purchases, processing and sales of Fair Trade Certified products to TransFair on a quarterly basis. The agreement also describes the terms of usage of the certification logo on the licensees products. In addition, licensees are required to open their books to TransFair for periodic audits, and pay a quarterly license fee on the volume of Fair Trade Certified product sold.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/01 - The Fair Trade Ideal: The Ultimate Answer For Sustainability? (Cont) (#)

„Roasters are having trouble understanding some of Transfair USA's interests. An importer buying Fair Trade coffee, under license with Transfair USA may not sell it to a roaster as Fair Trade coffee unless the roaster too has signed a Fair Trade agreement with Transfair USA.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Under current agreements, that minimum is $1.26 a pound for Fair Trade coffee and $1.41 a pound for Fair Trade certified organic coffee. If a farmer is not participating in a Fair Trade agreement, he is paid 7 to 24 cents per pound for his beans.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„Transfair may already have found one. The organization, Bourque says, hopes to have a distribution agreement in place as early as this year that will bring fair-trade chocolate, tea and fresh fruit to retailers from coast to coast.“
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TransFair Canada: Who Needs a License? (#)

„You DO NOT need a license agreement if you simply plan to carry Fair Trade Certified products in your retail store(s), if you are a distributor of packaged and labeled products, or if you are transporting or storing the products of a licensee.“
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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„Guatemala Farm Rape Clouds Free Trade Debate -- GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The rape of a teen-age girl on a Guatemalan coffee farm is raising doubts about the Central American country's ability to clean up its labor record and win U.S congressional support for a free trade agreement.“
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