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Fairfood InternationalFairfood International is a non-profit campaign and lobby organisation, which encourages the food and beverage industry to increase the level of sustainability of its products. In this way, Fairfood contributes to the fight against hunger and poverty across the globe.Fairfood is in contact with more than 1300 companies in over 60 countries worldwide to encourage them to increase the level of sustainability of their products. Read more Dutch Lottery Plays it FairFairfood International has won the long-term support of the Dutch Postcode Lottery! The news was announced Thursday at the Good Money Gala 2010. This makes Fairfood one of 75 steady beneficiaries of the lottery, alongside established organisations such as Human Rights Watch and the Clinton Foundation. Fairfood is proud and happy to have been granted this financial support and will continue working at full force to make the food and beverage industry more sustainable. Fresh Organic Logo for EUThe European Commission announced the winning artist of the European Union's organic logo contest this week. The starry-outlined leaf, designed by a German student, will appear on all new organic food and beverage products in the EU beginning July 1. Industry has until January 2012 to change labels on all existing products, and national, region, or private labels will be allowed to appear on packaging alongside the EU logo. The logo has been critiqued for not adequately representing organic food's distinct journey from farm to plate. Albert Heijn's Sustainable Future
Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands, has announced that all of its home brand products will be produced sustainably by 2015. Fairfood International has been meeting with AH representatives since 2006 and is pleased with the news, however we will be following the company's moves closely during the process. Albert Heijn is a member of the AHOLD alliance of supermarkets in the US and Europe, together with the Giant, Peapod and ICA, among others. Hopefully this step will encourage other supermarkets to begin producing sustainable brand products. Last Chance to Win the Food Fight!Fairfood Netherlands' fairflavours.org campaign spotlights top Dutch chefs that cook with an honorable touch. Sixteen star cooks have shared their kitchen craft in videos presented on the Fair Flavours website.
Let their recipes inspire you, and share your own kitchen wisdom in the Fair Food Fight! Leading in Organic Fair Trade ChocolateOne of the first Fairtrade labels to ever hit the UK shelves was stamped on Green and Black’s Maya Gold chocolate bar. On January 28, Green and Black’s announced that by the end of 2011 its entire range of chocolate bars will be not only 100% organic, as it is today, but also 100% Fairtrade, reports Marketwire. This accomplishment would make Green & Black's the world's leader in organic Fair Trade chocolate. Craig Sams, founder of Green & Black’s Fair Trade, speaks on Youtube about the company’s commitment to fair chocolate production. Kraft Consumes CadburyAfter months of heated negotiation, the British Cadbury chocolate company has accepted a roughly $19.5 billion takeover bid by US food giant Kraft. The Associated Press reports that the companies combined will become the world leader in chocolate and sweets.
Kraft has promised to honour Cadbury's 2009 deal to sell Fairtrade chocolate, despite the takeover. Fairfood hopes that the development will lead the companies into a new era of sustainability. |
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