National Fairtrade Purchasing Guide

Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
National
Fairtrade
Purchasing
Guide 2015
WHEN CONTACTING SUPPLIERS PLEASE MENTION THAT
YOU FOUND THEM IN THIS DIRECTORY AND DON’T FORGET
TO ASK FOR PRODUCTS WITH THE FAIRTRADE MARK.
Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
CONTENTS
Wholesale for catering and retail
Consumables
Fairtrade manufacturers and
Fair Trade Organisations (FTOs). ......................... 10
• Food and drink............................................................ 3
Vending..................................................................................... 11
• Hot beverages............................................................. 5
Contract caterers.............................................................. 12
Non-consumables............................................................ 9
Resources............................................................................... 13
WELCOME
For more information about
Fairtrade, visit www.fairtrade.org.uk
You’ll find facts, figures and lots
of information to download about
farmers and workers, including
posters and leaflets for your office.
If you’re a business and you supply
Fairtrade and you’re not in the guide
please forgive us and let us know!
The National Purchasing Guide
is put together using campaigner
directories from around the UK
and will be updated annually.
If you want to amend your details
or add yourself to the next version,
please email commercial@
fairtrade.org.uk
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
As Fairtrade sales
and awareness grow
it’s important to
be able to meet that
demand with a suitable
product range – this
guide aims to make the
switch to Fairtrade as
easy as possible for
you – as farmers and
workers only benefit
from Fairtrade when
you choose it.
James Bennett,
Head of Brand and Out of Home,
Fairtrade Foundation
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Choose Fairtrade
Why switch to Fairtrade?
Your customers are now much
more aware and interested in
where their food comes from,
who grows it and how.This trend
is putting businesses in the
spotlight as consumers want
to know that workers are not
being exploited. It means ethical
consumption is growing fast. It’s
currently growing nearly eight
times faster than the economy
as a whole. Sales of Fairtrade
products reached £1.78bn in 2013
and recognition of the FAIRTRADE
Mark is higher than for any other
consumer label at 78 per cent.
What is Fairtrade?
Fairtrade means farmers and
workers in developing countries
get a fair price for their products
plus a Fairtrade premium to invest
in local community development.
Fairtrade buyers enter into longterm contracts enabling investment
and stable employment. Fairtrade
standards include environmental
protection and employee rights.
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
What are the benefits for
my business?
Corporate behaviour is under
intense scrutiny by an increasingly
discerning public who make ethical
choices when spending their money.
Integrating Fairtrade into your
business by switching to Fairtrade
purchasing is a highly effective way
of showing your customers that
you care and potentially getting
more customers.
Switching to Fairtrade also adds a
feel-good factor for staff. Offering
Fairtrade products to your staff
and customers is a great way to
demonstrate that you are a caring
business as the FAIRTRADE Mark
has high level of recognition and
consumer confidence.
I want to switch to
Fairtrade – what next?
There are plenty of national
suppliers listed in this brochure,
or ask your current supplier
if you are tied into a contract
– most now have Fairtrade
options. If you switch to
Fairtrade, please let your local
Fairtrade network know. Not
only will they be sure to praise
your business, they may also
have a free directory listing, or
a certificate or sticker for you
to display.
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Wholesale for catering and retail
consumables / Food and drink
Whether you need to source some food and drink for your office,
are planning an event and want to make it a Fairtrade one, or want
to sell Fairtrade items in your retail outlet, this section has the answers.
Arjuna Wholefoods
www.arjunawholefoods.co.uk
Vegetarian Wholefood Shop
Creed Foodservice
www.creedfoodservice.co.uk
Foodservice wholesaler
Green City
www.greencity.coop
Wholesaler
Beacon
www.beaconpurchasing.co.uk
Buying and procurement solutions
for Hospitality, Leisure and
Healthcare
DDC Foods Ltd
www.ddcfoods.co.uk
Fairtrade drinks and snacks
Green Cuisine Food Products
www.greencuisine.co.uk
Fairtrade spices
Essential Trading
www.essential-trading.co.uk
Fairtrade rice, herb & spices, tea,
nuts, spreads, dried fruit and sugar
HB Ingredients
www.hbingredients.co.uk
Fairtrade chocolate
Bidvest 3663
www.3663.co.uk
National food and drink service
Booker
www.booker.co.uk
National food and drink service
Brakes
www.brake.co.uk
National food and drink services
Chequer Foods
www.chequer.co.uk
Fairtrade Sachet Supplier
Community Foods Limited
www.communityfoods.co.uk
www.crazyjack.co.uk
Natural & organic dried
food supplier
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
Equal Exchange
www.equalexchange.co.uk
Fairtrade Specialist tea, coffee,
oils, honey and nuts
Fulwell Mill
www.fmfoods.co.uk
Fairtrade Specialist - Fairtrade
healthy snacks
Go Jumbo
www.gojumbo.co.uk
Coffee and tea wholesale
Goodness Foods
www.goodness.co.uk
Wholesaler
Herbert & Ward (Southern)
11 Prince Regents Close
Brighton
BN2 5JP
01273 571575
Fairtrade Tea, Coffee,
Hot Chocolate and Juice
Hider Food Imports
www.hiderfoods.co.uk
Large range of Fairtrade nuts,
dried fruit, confectionery,
coffee, spices and more
Highlands Wholefoods
www.highlandwholefoods.co.uk
Supply Fairtrade in North
West Scotland
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Wholesale for catering and retail
consumables / Food and drink
Infinity Foods
www.infinityfoods.co.uk
One of the UK’s leading wholesale
distributors of Fairtrade, organic
and natural foods
John Street Beverages
www.jsbeverage.com
Fairtrade coffee, tea, juices
and snacks
Keylink Ltd
www.keylink.org
Fairtrade Chocolate
Leicester Wholefood Co-op
www.wholefoodcoop.co.uk
Fairtrade cookies, rice cakes,
dried fruit etc
Lembas Ltd
www.lembas.co.uk
Fairtrade vegetarian,
Vegan & organic products
PEROS
www.peros.co.uk
Fairtrade specialist
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
Premcrest
www.premcrest.co.uk
Fairtrade specialist including
hot beverages
Matthew Clark
www.matthewclark.co.uk
Wine wholesaler
Mintons Good Food Ltd
www.mintonsgoodfood.co.uk
Importer and distributor of
fine foods
Minor, Weir & Willis
www.mww.co.uk
Wholesale Fairtrade fruit and veg
Out of Eden Ltd
www.outofeden.co.uk
Fairtrade tea, coffee, biscuits
Rainbow Wholefoods
www.rainbowwholefoods.co.uk
Wholesaler
Sunmagic
www.sunmagic.co.uk
Fairtrade Juice
Traidcraft
www.traidcraft.co.uk
Fairtrade Specialist - Distributes a
wide range of Fairtrade products,
from hot drinks and Geobars to
clothing and wine
Tree of Life UK Ltd
0178 256 7100
www.treeoflifeuk.com
Distributes a wide range of
Fairtrade products
Vanilla Bazaar
www.vanillabazaar.com
Fairtrade Vanilla
Windmill Organics
www.windmillorganics.com
Fairtrade Specialist - Biofair organic
range, pasta, quinoa, fruit, honey
Suma Wholefoods
www.suma.coop
Fairtrade Specialist - Range of
Fairtrade foodstuffs
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Hot Beverages
Whether you need to source some coffee and tea for your office,
are planning an event and want to make it a Fairtrade one, or want
to sell Fairtrade items in your retail outlet, this section has the answers
Aimia Foods Ltd
www.aimiafoods.com
Coffee and wholesale
Bailies Coffee Company
www.bailiescoffee.com
Fairtrade coffee roasters
Bean & Leaf Ltd
www.bean-leaf.co.uk
Fairtrade specialist - Tea, coffee,
juice, smoothies, snacks
The Bean shop
www.thebeanshop.com
Fairtrade coffee roasters
Bewley’s
www.bewleys.com
Fairtrade Coffee
Birchall Teas
www.birchalltea.co.uk
Tea wholesaler
Brian Wogan Coffee
www.wogancoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade tea and fresh
ground coffee
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
Brodie, Melrose, Drysdale & Co
www.brodies1867.co.uk
Coffee roaster, tea merchants.
Wholesale, retail and coffee
equipment
Café Du Monde Ltd
www.cafedumonde.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee and machines
Cafenueva
www.nuevacafe.com
Fairtrade coffee specialist
Cafeology Limited
www.cafeology.com
Fairtrade coffee
Caffe Molinari
www.caffemolinari.com
Italian Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Caffe Moak
www.caffemoak.com
Italian Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Caffe Torelli Ltd
www.caffetorelli.com
Coffee machines and
Fairtrade coffee
CoffeePro
www.cardiffcoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee distributors
Cafe Direct
www.cafedirect.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee and Tea
The Coffee Company
www.coffeecompanytorquay.com
Fairtrade coffee, tea, sugar and
hot chocolate
Caffe Agust
www.agust.it/en/
Italian Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Coburg Coffee Company Ltd
www.coburgcoffeecompany.com
Fairtade Coffee Roaster
Caffe Gioia
www.labcaffe.com
Italian Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Coffeeman Devon
www.coffeemantorbay.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Hot Beverages
Coffee Plant
www.coffee.uk.com
Freshly roasted, organic and
Fairtrade coffee beans for retail,
wholesale and catering
Coffeeworks Limited
www.coffeeworks.co.uk
Fairtrade Hot Drinks
Cream Supplies
www.creamsupplies.co.uk
Fairtrade beverage syrups,
coffee, tea and sugar
D’Anna Fine Coffee
www.dannafinecoffee.co.uk
Coffee roasters, wholesalers and
retailers
Discount Coffee
www.discountcoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee, tea and
sugar sticks
The Dutch Maid Company
www.dutchmaid.co.uk/vending.htm
Wholesale vending coffee supplier
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
Dwyfor Sustainable Suppliers
www.dwyforsustainable.com
Fairtrade coffee, tea and
sugar sticks
Edgcumbe Tea & Coffee Co Ltd
www.edgcumbes.co.uk
Coffee and tea wholesale
Edinburgh Tea and Coffee
www.edinburghteacoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee
The Fairground
www.fairgroundcoffee.co.uk
Exclusively Fairtrade coffee
company. Distributes throughout
the UK to the food service sector
Farrer’s Coffee
www.farrerscoffee.co.uk
Coffee roaster supplying wholesale
and retail
Ferns Coffee
www.coffeeisferns.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee
Finlays
www.finlays.net
Private label Tea and Coffee supplier
Goppion Caffe
www.goppioncaffe.it
Italian Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Grazie Coffee
www.graziecoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee, hot chocolate,
sugar sticks and tea for South West
Indigo Valley
www.indigovalley.co.uk
Wholesale Coffee
Java Caffe Limited
www.javacaffe.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee and machines
Johnsons Coffee
www.johnsonscoffee.com
Wholesale coffee
Jurang Wholesale Limited
(Jurang Fair Trade)
www.jurang.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee and tea wholesale
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Hot Beverages
Kimbo
www.kimbo.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee
Luponde Tea Ltd
www.luponde.co.uk
Fairtrade Tea Specialist
Kingdom Coffee Ltd
www.kingdomcoffee.co.uk
Coffee with a conscience
Matthew Algie
www.matthewalgie.com
Fairtrade Coffee supplier
Lee & Fletcher
www.leeandfletcher.co.uk
Wholesale coffee roaster
supplying in the East Midlands
Percol
www.percol.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee
Liquidline
www.liquidline.co.uk
Coffee and Hot Chocolate
wholesale
Lincoln and York
www.lincolnandyork.com
Coffee Roaster for out of home,
foodservice and retail
The London Tea Company
www.londontea.co.uk
Fairtrade Tea
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
PEROS
www.peros.co.uk
Fairtrade coffee plus coffee
equipment
Palmer & Palmer Coffee
www.palmerandpalmercoffee.co.uk
Wholesale coffee roaster
specialising in hospitality supplies
Martin Carwardine and Co
www.lovecoffee.co.uk
Supplier of Fairtrade coffee,
tea and hot chocolate
Matthew Algie & Company
www.matthewalgie.com
Leading independent coffee
roaster in the UK
Miko Coffee southwest Ltd
www.miko.co.uk
Coffee machines and Fairtrade
coffee, tea bags, hot chocolate,
sugar sticks
Mozzo Coffee
www.mozzocoffee.com
Fairtrade Coffee
Revolver World
www.revolverworld.com
Fairtrade Coffee for retail
and foodservice
Roasted Coffee
www.roasted.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee Supplier
Smiths Coffee Company
www.smithscoffee.co.uk
Wholesale coffee roaster
and supplier
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Hot Beverages
Suki Teahouse
www.suki-tea.com
Premium tea wholesale
Wicked Coffee
www.wickedcoffee.co.uk
Wholesale Coffee and equipment
The Office Coffee Company Ltd
www.office-coffee.co.uk
Coffee wholesaler
York Coffee Emporium
www.yorkcoffeeemporium.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee
Whiteheads (1858) Ltd
www.whiteheads1858.co.uk
Coffee roasters and wholesalers
Zabu Coffee
www.zabucoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee
Wilkinsons of Norwich
www.wilkinsonsofnorwich.com
Coffee merchant and wholesaler
Zepbrook
www.zepbrook.co.uk
Wholesale for workplaces coffee, tea and sugar
Union Hand-Roasted
www.unionroasted.com
Fairtrade coffee beans
UCC Coffee UK & Ireland
www.ucc-coffee.co.uk
Coffee roasters, wholesale
suppliers, equipment and machinery
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Non consumables
Whether you need to source some flowers, cotton towels, uniforms or
bags for your office, an event, or want to sell Fairtrade items in your retail
outlet, this section has the answers.
Don’t forget to ask for products with the FAIRTRADE Mark.
Akoma International
www.akomaskincare.co.uk
Ethical manufacturer of soap
and beauty products
Butler & Butler Ltd
www.fairtradeclergyshirts.co.uk
Fairtrade clergy shirts
Fairtrade Fabric
www.fairtradefabric.co.uk
Multi-use fabric to order
Cotton roots
www.cottonroots.co.uk
Workwear supplier
Greenpac
www.greenpac.co.uk
Reusable bags
David Luke
www.davidluke.com
Workwear and schoolwear supplier
Interflora
www.interflora.co.uk
Fairtrade Flowers
Bagtrade
www.bagtrade.co.uk
Eco-friendly bags-for-life
Epona
www.eponaclothing.com
T-shirts, Fairtrade hoodies or
polo tops
Jute Trading
www.jutebag.co.uk
Fairtrade Cotton bags
Baylis and Harding
www.baylisandharding.com
Fairtrade Hand wash and
beauty products
Esteam Europe Limited
www.cottonwithaconscience.com
Fairtrade and Organic textiles
including cotton bags
BIDBI
www.bidbi.co.uk
Branded cloth bags
Everything Environmental
www.everything-environmental.co.uk
Fairtrade Cotton bags
Blue Sky Botanics
www.blueskybotanics.com
Cosmetic Manufacturing
FMCG Ltd
www.fmcgltd.com
Cosmetic Manufacturing
Alvastone
www.alvastone.com
T-shirt supplier
Arena Flowers
www.arenaflowers.com
Fairtrade Flowers
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
KoolSkools
www.koolskools.co.uk
Workwear and schoolwear supplier
Premier Clothing
www.premierworkwear.com
Fairtrade hospitality aprons
Supreme Creations Ltd
www.supreme-creations.co.uk
Re-useable bags for giveaways,
retail and packaging
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Fair Trade Organisations
If you would like to purchase products directly from the manufacturer
for your office, an event, or to sell in your retail outlet please consider
the Fair Trade Organisations below:
Cafe Direct
ww.cafedirect.co.uk
Fairtrade Coffee and Tea
Divine
www.divinechooclate.com/uk
Chocolate
Pants to Poverty
www.pantstopoverty.com
Fairtrade Cotton Pants
Tropical Wholefoods
www.tropicalwholefoods.com
Importer and manufacturer
of Fairtrade healthy snacks
Zaytoun
www.zaytoun.org
Fairtrade olives and olive oil
Liberation
www.chooseliberation.com
Nuts
Traidcraft
www.traidcraft.co.uk
Distributes a wide range of
Fairtrade products, from Hot
drinks and Geobars and wine
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Vending
Organisations supplying vending machines for your workplace or school.
Don’t forget to ask for products in the vending machine certified with the
FAIRTRADE Mark.
1st Food and Drink
www.1stfood-drink.co.uk
Peros Limited
www.peros.co.uk
Bean & Leaf Limited
www.bean-leaf.co.uk
Roast & Ground Limited
www.roastandground.co.uk
Café Ecosse Limited
www.cafeecosse.com
Selecta
www.selecta.co.uk
Cafe Pronto Ltd
www.cafepronto.co.uk
Simply Drinks
www.simplydrinks.co.uk
Caffe Society Limited
www.caffesociety.co.uk
Smith’s Coffee Company Limited
www.smithscoffee.co.uk
Fairtrade Vending
www.fairtradevending.co.uk
West Country Vending
services Ltd
www.wcvs.co.uk
Kingdom Coffee
International Ltd
www.kingdomcoffee.co.uk
Nexus Drink services
www.nexusdrinks.com
Pelican Rouge Coffee Solutions
(Previously Autobar)
www.pelicanrouge.co.uk
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Contract caterers
Below is a selection of caterers who offer Fairtrade products and support
Fairtrade events such as Fairtrade Fortnight.
Aramark
www.aramark.co.uk
Bartlett Mitchell
www.bartlettmitchell.co.uk
Baxter Storey
www.baxterstorey.co.uk
The Brookwood Partnership
Limited
www.brookwood-ptnrs.com
School Catering
CH&Co
www.chandco.net
Compass Group UK & Ireland
www.compass-group.co.uk
Eden Catering
www.eden-caters.co.uk
London catering
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
Eden Foodservice
www.edenfoodservice.co.uk
Schools and Workplaces Caterer
Elior
www.elior.co.uk
GS Plus Catering
www.gsplus-catering.org
School Catering
ISS
www.uk.issworld.com
Lexington Catering
www.lexingtoncatering.com
London and South East of England
Sodexo
uk.sodexo.com
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Why and where to buy Fairtrade for your business
Resources
Buy Fair Guide
www.buyfair.org
Food Legacy
www.sustainweb.org/foodlegacy
British Hospitality Association
www.bha.org.uk
Sustain
www.localfoodfinder.org
Considerate Hoteliers
www.consideratehoteliers.com
Sustainable Food Guide
www.sustainweb.org/
sustainablefood
Ethical Eats
www.sustainweb.org/ethicaleats
Food for life Catering Mark
www.sacert.org/catering
Sustainable Restaurant
Association
www.thesra.org
THANKS TO FAIRTRADE,
WE HAVE CHANGED OUR
AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES
WHICH HAS IMPROVED THE
QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF
OUR TEA
Silver Kasoro Atwoki,
Mabale Tea Growers Tea Factory,
Uganda
Irene Kijari, Mabale Growers
Tea Factory, Uganda
Find out more at www.fairtrade.org.uk
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