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Lidl Bids To Become Germany's 'Most Sustainable Discounter'

Lidl has set itself the goal of becoming the most sustainable discounter in Germany, by meeting its consumers' demand for more organic products. Accordi...

Lidl Belgium To Sell Only Fairtrade-Certified Bananas

Lidl Belgium has announced that it will only offer Fairtrade-certified bananas in its stores. The move will enable the retailer to ensure that around 14...

Coop Switzerland Launches Vegan Easter Treats

Coop Switzerland has launched a new range of vegan Easter treats made of Fairtrade Max Havelaar certified chocolate. It includes two varieties of Easter...

Lidl Belgium Commits To Fairtrade-Certified Bananas

Lidl Belgium has announced that it will only sell Fairtrade-certified bananas from the middle of this year. The move, a first for Belgian supermarkets,...

Fairtrade Ready To Help Food Firms Move To Self-Certification

The Fairtrade Foundation has said that it wants to help food companies create their own schemes to ensure farmers in developing nations were treated f...

Carrefour Belgium Increases Range Of Fairtrade Private Label Products

Carrefour Belgium has unveiled new additions to its Carrefour BIO Fairtrade confectionery range, extending the retailer’s range of own-brand fair-tra...

Dutch Retailer Coop Commits To Fairtrade-Certified Bananas

Dutch retailer Coop is to only sell Fairtrade-certified bananas in its stores, in a move that, it says, will make a difference for banana producers in Ecua...

Ethical Cocoa Schemes ‘No Panacea For Struggling Farmers’, Study Finds

Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty as they rush to make their supply chains more ethical a...