Chobani Launches The First Fair Trade-Certified Dairy Product In The U.S.
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“Farmers are the most beautiful, the hardest-working people. But the conditions are hard, and the conditions have been hard for farmers for a long, long time,” said Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder of Chobani.
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Billionaire yogurt entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of food company Chobani, has long been known as an innovator and someone whose company supports refugees and immigrants. On Thursday, Chobani known for its Greek yogurt becomes the first in the U.S. dairy industry to be certified with the Fair Trade seal of approval. The certification, bestowed by a nonprofit trade group called Fair Trade USA, indicates that Chobani a $1.5 billion (2020 revenues) company with 2,200 employees has been working with U.S. farms and cooperatives to improve working conditions.
Fair Trade USA Reveals Greater Shifts Toward Transparent and Ethical Sourcing in First Quarter
Commitment to fair trade sourcing gains traction in retail, packaged goods, and sustainable seafood
Published 04-28-21
Submitted by Fair Trade USA
OAKLAND, Calif., April 28, 2021 /CSRwire/ – Today, Fair Trade USA® – the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America – released its round-up of new commitments and product launches in the first quarter. As the pressing need for more social and environmental justice continues to surface during COVID-19, brands and retailers are stepping up and implementing initiatives, like fair trade, that support supply chain equity and sustainability. By making commitments to fair trade and launching new products, brands and retailers make Fair Trade Certified goods more widely available, meaning farmers, workers, and fishers receive the support they need to overcome adversity and create more sustainable livelihoods.
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Australis Aquaculture Achieves Fair Trade Certification to Expand Community-Focused Programs in Vietnam
April 26, 2021 GMT
Australis Fair Trade program will benefit over 300 workers and their communities in Central Vietnam
GREENFIELD, Mass. - April 26, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
Australis Aquaculture announced that it has achieved Fair Trade Certification™ and will commit 100% of its Barramundi sales to the program. The company is the world’s first Barramundi farmer and Asia’s first aquaculture finfish producer to be Fair Trade Certified. The initiative will support the expansion of Australis’ community-focused programs in Vietnam.
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Hy-Vee s registered dietician demonstrates how to prepare air fryer tilapia tacos. Author: Brooke Wohlrabe (KARE11) Updated: 10:21 AM CDT April 17, 2021
Take family taco night to the next level with this air fryer tilapia taco recipe from Hy-Vee registered dietician, Melissa Jaeger.
Hy-Vee partners with Fair Trade USA. Examples of their sustainably raised seafood include:
Rainforest tilapia – raised through aquaculture practices that protect ecosystems
Sockeye salmon from Alaska’s Bristol Bay watersheds
Paul Piazza wild-caught shrimp grown naturally in the inland waters of Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico
Jaeger shared that there are four ways to cook tilapia:
Bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a foil-lined baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Pat tilapia fillets dry and season tilapia as desired. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork and reaches 145 degrees F.