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„Peace Coffee is one of the few companies that specializes exclusively in selling coffee that meets Fair Trade criteria. Its growing number of blends all adhere to Fair Trade rules, as reviewed by TransFair USA (www.transfair.org), an international certification agency. To label itself as a Fair Trade roaster, a business must deal with farming cooperatives directly, foster long-term trading relations based on mutual respect, provide advanced credit during the harvest to keep farmers out of debt to coyotes, and purchase only from farms that practice chemical-free, sustainable agriculture. Roasters using the TransFair USA label pay TransFair a 10-cent-per-pound licensing fee for promotion and administration costs; farmers pay nothing to be part of the Fair Trade system.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„To simplify, the fair-trade movement determines a formula for a "fair" price for coffee paid to farmers, a price that will make no one rich but which will help subsistence farmers avoid absolute misery. The certifying agency, in this case TransFair USA, also confirms that the farmers who receive this fair price are small holders organized in democratically run cooperatives who follow positive environmental practices. The modest premium paid the farmers according to the fair-trade formula is passed on through the system to coffee lovers, who presumably will happily pay a couple of pennies more per cup, given how much those pennies help struggling farmers.The controversy mainly focuses on whether paying people for coffee on the basis of formula and democratic organization rather than on the basis of quality is wise in the long run. Some of us, me included, have dedicated ourselves to creating a culture around coffee analogous to the culture around wine, with the long-term goal of assuring that people who produce great coffee are paid great coffee prices, rather than the insulting pittance they receive now.“
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Coffee Guide - Coffee Politics (#)

„Fair Trade does not necessarily mean that the extra money trickles down to the people who harvest the coffee. TransFair USA is an independent 3rd party certification that ensures that: Coffee importers agree to purchase from the small farmers included in the International Fair Trade Coffee Register. Farmers are guaranteed a minimum "fair trade price" of $1.26/pound FOB for their coffee. If world price rises above this floor price, farmers will be paid a small ($0.05/pound) premium above market price. Coffee importers provide a certain amount of credit to farmers against future sales, helping farmers stay out of debt to local coffee "coyotes" or middlemen. Importers and roasters agree to develop direct, long-term trade relationships with producer groups, thereby cutting out middlemen and bringing greater commercial stability to an extremely unstable market.“
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Tea & Coffee 02/03 - Bear Market Boomerang in Coffee (#)

„Roasters were getting used to career low coffee prices, and at the same time were becoming aware of the need for supporting farm produce prices for coffee. Roasters, sensitized, by articles in the trade periodicals, and newsletters, and programs sponsored by SCAA began thinking about value added items from origin such as those certified by sustainable coffee organizations as Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC), Transfair USA, and the various Organic certifying organizations. A few even initiated direct partnering relationships with producer farms. But mostly we enjoyed the lowest prices for best quality coffee in decades, and few if any of the roaster trade thought that was a bad thing.“
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Amazon.com: Editorial Reviews: Starbucks Fair Trade Whole Bean Coffee, Two (2) 16-Ounce FlavorLock Bags (2 Pounds Total) (#)

„In addition, Fair Trade improves farmers' economic stability by encouraging importers to extend financial credit to cooperatives and develop long-term trading relationships. Starbucks entered into a historic agreement with TransFair USA in April 2000 to purchase Fair Trade Certified coffee which guarantees farmers adequate compensation for their crops. TransFair USA, a nonprofit organization, provides independent certification of Fair Trade products sold in the United States. In addition to promoting successful relationships between farmers and business, TransFair works to educate consumers about Fair Trade and economic development.“
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„Headquartered in Americus, Georgia, the co-op is part of what has become known as the “fair-trade movement.” Fair trade is based on seven principles, such as paying fair wages to growers and working with cooperatives and other democratically run producer associations. For coffee, fair trade means paying a minimum of $1.26 per pound for regular coffee and $1.41 for organic, according to the requirements of Transfair USA, an independent fair-trade certifier that Cooperative Coffees work with.“
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CoffeeGeek - SCAA Anaheim Last Day Report (#)

„But, the show went on, and I went about the floor. I stopped by the Fair Trade pavilion once again, and this time I met Kenya Lewis, the PR Manager for TransFair USA (website ) and we briefly discussed Fair Trade coffee and its impact on farmers' lives. Now, I'm one who believes the Fair Trade Certification process is far from perfect, but it's the best the industry has, and I'm sure the folks involved in it want it to be as good as possible, because the real mission is simple - give farmers a living wage for the product we enjoy so much. Kenya is a wonderful person, and I could tell from our brief conversation she's a concerned activist for this cause.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/01 - World News (#)

„GERMANY - The International Fair Trade Labeling Organization (FLO International) held its first bi-annual Fair Trade Forum in Lingen, Germany on September 17 - 21. FLO is governing body for the network of national labeling initiatives of which TransFair USA is a member. Among the participants were representatives from all stakeholder groups of the international Fair Trade network including producers, traders, roasters and NGOs. There were producers of coffee, tea, honey, sugar, cocoa, orange juice and bananas from nearly 20 countries, in addition to industry and NGO presence from throughout Europe and Canada.“
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PR Fair Trade Pioneers 9/00 (#)

„Recently, thanks in part to the encouragement of TransFair USA*, the independent non-profit that monitors and certifies fair trade coffee, various small and large companies have agreed to follow Equal Exchange’s example and adhere to these rules for at least a portion of their product line. This marks a major shift towards reform in the $3 billion US specialty coffee industry, which could become a model for other sectors, such as textiles and sneakers, that are still looking for viable solutions to sweatshop conditions. This new period in the industry is being celebrated this Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m.“
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PR Distribution through United Natural Foods (#)

„This high quality organic certified dutch process cocoa powder carries the Fair Trade Certified label, granted by TransFair USA, independent non-profit certifying organization, which guarantees consumers that the cocoa was produced and sourced in a socially responsible manner. Under Fair Trade consumers know that: the cocoa was grown and exported by a democratically organized cooperative of small-scale farmers; the cooperative was paid a fair, above-market price for its crop; and that high labor standards, including those for work safety, child labor and the freedom to organize are followed.“
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Fair Trade, Organic & Shade Grown (#)

„In 1991, Equal Exchange became the first U.S. company to officially adopt Fair Trade Labelling Organization International (FLO) standards as guiding principles. With the establishment of TransFair USA, an independent certifier belonging to FLO, we proudly sell more "Fair Trade Certified"® coffee than any other company in North America. This certification is an independent verification of our standards. As a fair trade organization, Equal Exchange is committed to these principles not just in our products but at the core of our mission and the way we do business.“
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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„But Fair Trade is the only set of standards that guarantees farmers will earn a fair price for their coffee—enough to cover their costs of production and provide a worthy standard of living for their families. The Fair Trade Certified logo is regulated by TransFair USA, an NGO that ensures all Fair Trade Certified products in the United States are traded in compliance with the principles articulated below. When you see the Fair Trade Certified logo on your coffee, you can be assured that the farmers who grew your coffee were paid fairly and treated with dignity.“
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Tea & Coffee 04/04 - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Doing Well by Doing Good (#)

„Following the 1999 launch of TransFair USA, Green Mountain committed in May 2000 to make at least 3% of its sales Fair Trade. It was a natural outgrowth of the company’s Stewardship Coffee program, which supported estates and cooperatives that treated workers extremely well, providing for education, health, and housing. It happened that the company’s three organic coffees from Peru, Sumatra, and Mexico were already certified as Fair Trade, so the company decided that henceforth all of its organic coffees would be double certified as Fair Trade and organic.“
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View topic - How do we"know" it's triple-certified? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Hello Sherie, some good questions you ask. Definatley the legal system in the USA means that anything certified by Transfair or similar organisations has to be audited to be verified as being 'organic', 'shade grown' and 'fairtraded'. Perhaps though (and if you look back through some posts you will see I have ranted about this issue months ago) the very best coffees from origins such as Indonesia are never going to make certification. The process is very expensive and well beyond the means of most small holders and coops that I see.“
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CoffeeGeek - TransFair USA Celebrates Fair Trade Month with Chefs, Farmers and Retailers (#)

„TransFair USA, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, is the sole Fair Trade certification organization in the U.S. Its rigorous audit system, which tracks products from farm to market, verifies industry and farmer compliance with Fair Trade criteria. TransFair authorizes companies to display the Fair Trade Certified label on products that meet this high standard. TransFair USA is part of a global certification network with a 15-year history of success in over 60 countries.“
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Global Exchange : Fair Trade coffee grew 91 percent in 2003 (#)

„TransFair USA, an Oakland-based nonprofit that certifies so-called fair trade coffee imports into the United States, said Monday that it certified 18.7 million pounds of such coffee in 2003, a 91 percent increase from 9.8 million pounds the year before. The 2003 figure represents 0.7 percent of the 2.8 billion pounds of coffee imported into the U.S. that year, but 3.5 percent of the 535 million pounds of specialty coffee imported, according to Lloyd Gray of TransFair.“
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Presbyterian Coffee Project (#)

„When buying coffee in the United States, consumers need to be sure they are buying a certified fair trade product. If your bag of coffee carries the label at right, it has been certified by TransFair USA , the only independent fair trade certifying agency in the US. The presence of this label means that every step involved in getting coffee from the crop to your cup has been monitored by this neutral third party certifier, ensuring the farmers really received a fair price for the coffee.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„(CSRwire) Landover, MD - Giant Food LLC announced that it will be partnering with TransFair USA, the nation's only independent, third-party certifier of Fair Trade products, to offer five varieties of Fair Trade Certified coffee in all 199 Giant and Super G stores. The Fair Trade Certified" organic coffee is marketed under the brand name Cafe JaVaNa gourmet coffee and is available in five blends - Breakfast Blend, French Roast, Colombian, Sumatran, and Sumatran Decaf.“
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The Year 2000 Coffee News Review (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The solution was to get more money to the farmers, by encouraging American coffee companies to purchase "Fair Trade Coffee". When a coffee is stamped with a special seal by the nonprofit group TransFair USA , it means that coffee was grown under safe working conditions and is sold directly to retailers, not through middlemen, thereby guaranteeing a fair price for the farmer. Prior to the protests, Starbucks had announced plans to buy and sell fair trade coffee.“
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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade (#)

„The cooperatives improve access to technical and credit assistance, giving the farmers the know how they need to be more independent. In addition the cooperatives help build infrastructure, increase production and improve the standard of living for the farmers (some have more than doubled their annual incomes — according to Transfair USA). The added revenue streams also help build schools, provide more access to healthcare and better transportation.“
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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Cover story, The US coffee Market, Dr.S.Radhakrishnan April 2003, (#)

„Certified organic coffee fetches a premium of 10-15 percent above standard gourmet coffee. Research by TransFair USA shows, that about 50 percent of US consumers, are willing to pay $1.00-$2.00 more per pound for fair trade coffee. It estimates that fair trade coffee should be feasible if retailing in the range of $8.00-$10.00/lb. Presently, fair trade coffees retails from $.6/lb for Kaffe Magnum Opus to $.10.95/lb for Peet's and $.11.45/lb for Starbucks.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/01 - The Fair Trade Ideal: The Ultimate Answer For Sustainability? (Cont) (#)

„TransFair USA is the not-for-profit organization that provides the third party certification for products in the U.S. Paul Rice, TransFair executive director has been both an articulate spokesperson for FairTrade coffee and more measured and thoughtful in his approach than Deborah James has. He has not however repudiated James' mean spirited statements, which many believe she knew to be false at the time she made them.“
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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Fair-Trade Coffees (#)

„So how good, and how distinctive, are Fair-Trade coffees? With the help of David Griswold of Sustainable Harvest, a leading importer of organic and Fair-Trade coffees, Seth Petcher of TransFair USA (the American Fair-Trade certifying agency), and several roasting companies that promote the Fair-Trade concept, I assembled 31 fair-traded coffees. Most of these coffees were single origin coffees; a few were blends of various Fair-Trade origins.“
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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„Through regular visits to Fair Trade farmer cooperatives, TransFair USA verifies that the farmers who produce Fair Trade Certified™ products are paid a fair price. TransFair USA is a non-profit organization is a member of the Germany-based Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), and works in partnership with U.S. companies that sell Fair Trade Certified products.“
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Fair Trade Coffee (#)

„Fair trade coffee is coffee that is traded by bypassing the coffee trader and therefore giving the producer (and buyer) higher profits.  Fair Trade does not necessarily mean that the extra money trickles down to the people who harvest the coffee. TransFair USA is an independent 3rd party certification that ensures that:“
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PR Solar Expresso, 1/01 (#)

„The label guarantees consumers that the cocoa was produced and sourced in a socially responsible manner. An independent non-profit certifying body, TransFair USA, certifies both the labor conditions and the prices paid to cocoa farmers and authorizes the use of its label on Equal Exchange's hot cocoa mix. The organic cocoa is grown and supplied by CONACADO, a cooperative of small farmers in the Dominican Republic.“
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CoffeeGeek - Counter Culture Coffee and Earth Fare Team to Produce Sustainable Coffee Line (#)

„ Producing coffee organically ensures that no harmful pesticides or poisonous chemicals are used, which can be hazardous for the environment and the workers who are in direct contact with the chemicals.  Coffee that is certified Fair Trade by TransFair USA guarantees that farm workers are paid fair wages, and promotes community development projects and good environmental practices.    “
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Fair Trade Coffee Klatching (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„With the emergence of labeling initiatives and the Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), mainstream companies began dealing in Fair Trade, dealings independently monitored by the FLO. The standards developed by FLO are enforced by labeling organizations such as TransFair Canada and TransFair USA, thus assuring consumers that producers received a fair deal.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Ernst & Young reported that between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002, Allegro paid, on average, between $.05 and $.21 per pound higher than the internationally recognized fair trade price for specialty and organic coffee. The base fair trade price reported by TransFair USA, headquartered in Oakland, Calif., is $1.26 per pound for specialty coffee and $1.41 for certified organic coffee.“
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Transfair USA | Welcome (#)

„The staff and Board of Directors of TransFair USA share the grief felt around the globe for the victims of the tsunami disaster and their families and loved ones. Many Fair Trade cooperatives and farms that we work with are in the affected countries, and we would like to share information about these communities with you as we find it over the coming weeks. Read more > “
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View topic - I found a great new coffee company online!!! - Coffee Forum (#)

„The Fair Trade certification means something because it is a third party, not for profit organization making the certification. The most common organization in the US is Transfair USA. It in turn is overseen by a global watchdog organization. I urge you to visit transfairusa.org and see what Fair Trade is all about.“
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Global Exchange : 'Chocolate with a Conscience' Offered (#)

„TransFair USA is part of a world-wide movement that offers consumers the choice of buying chocolate with the 'fair trade' label. "Whenever consumers see this label, 'fair trade certified,'" says Opal, "they know that a third party made sure that the farmers got a fair price, the importers paid a fair price, all the way to the end consumer."“
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Thank You Procter and Gamble - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)

„Within the next few years, P&G has committed to increase the volume of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee purchased by Millstone to at least 2-3 million pounds. P&G will work with TransFair USA to monitor the sales of their fair trade coffee, to ensure that the percentages and sales are all that P&G and consumer activists hope.“
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Home (#)

„Several fair trade organizations such as TransFair USA and the Fair Trade Federation are working hard to promote and expand the consumer market for fairly traded products. All participants in the fair trade movement, including Cooperative Coffees, adopt a code of trade practices similar to those summarized on the following page.“
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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„CRS endorses the Fair Traders proudly, and encourages Catholics and other conscientious consumers in the United States to purchase coffee from these mission-driven organizations. (Every organization that appears here is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, certifies their coffee Fair Trade through TransFair USA, or both.)“
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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Fair Trade Blend (#)

„Fair prices mean small family farmers can improve their standard of living; their families can better afford housing, healthcare and nourishment, and their children can stay in school longer. TransFair USA, an independent, third party certification organization, monitors the trade of coffee from the crop to your cup.“
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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„Fair Trade coffee grew 91 percent in 2003 -- TransFair USA, an Oakland-based nonprofit that certifies so-called fair trade coffee imports into the United States, said Monday that it certified 18.7 million pounds of such coffee in 2003, a 91 percent increase from 9.8 million pounds the year before.“
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View topic - fair trade article - Coffee Forum (#)

„"The vast majority of consumers and citizens in this country sympathize with the underdog," said TransFair USA Chief Executive Officer Paul Rice. "If presented with a choice between coffee that helps people and coffee that doesn't, it's natural they would want to choose coffee that helps people."“
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„But it's growing rapidly; the volume of fair trade coffee is expected to be about 12 million pounds this year, up from 2 million pounds in 1999, according to TransFair USA, the group that certifies fair trade beans.“
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Global Exchange : Faith Organizations Throw Weight Behind 'Fair Trade' Coffee Movement (#)

„Paul Rice, president and CEO of TransFair USA, the only fair-trade certification organization in the USA, says the CRS initiative can be significant even if the market potential through faith-based groups is a relatively small one.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„TransFair USA is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. Many months in the making, we’ve created this cutting-edge tool to help our partners learn more about the world of Fair Trade and its positive impact on the lives of many.“
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Transfair USA | Where to Buy Fair Trade Certified™ Fruit (#)

„TransFair USA certifies bananas, mangoes, pineapple and grapes. Not all fruits are available all year long. Click here for general seasonal availability of Fair Trade Certified fruit.“
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View topic - seeking quality coffee houses in the USA - Coffee Forum (#)

„The transfair web site http://www.transfairusa.org/ and use their store finder. You can also call roasters themselves toll free and ask for a coffee shop in a given city.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Fair trade is empowering organic coffee farmers all over the world and helping them attain job security, according to Kimberly Easson, director of strategic relationships at TransFair USA.“
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Global Exchange : catholicvoice011000.html (#)

„Church and community groups can also buy fair trade coffee at wholesale prices in larger amounts. For more information contact Transfair USA by phone at (510) 663-5260 or by visiting their“
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Tea & Coffee 08/02 - Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Certified Tea in the U.S. (#)

„To find out more about Fair Trade tea, call TransFair USA at (1)(510) 663-5260 or e-mail info@transfairusa.org .“
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Sweet Maria's Small But Important Donation Program (#)

„Copyright © TransFair USA. To read more visit the TransFair USA web site“
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CoffeeGeek - Press Releases (#)

„TransFair USA Celebrates Fair Trade Month with Chefs, Farmers and Retailers “
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Coffee Kids | Sustainable Coffee Links (#)

„TransFair USA (promoting fair-trade coffee)“
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