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“Awe Sum Organics offers Organic and Fair Trade USA Certified fruit! We feel it is important to give back to the local communities that are involved in growing, harvesting, packing, and shipping our Awe Sum Organic fruit. Since 2015, through the sale of our Awe Sum Organic Fair Trade and Fair for Life Certified fruit, over $1.4 million US dollars have been collected by Awe Sum Organics and distributed back to the local communities where our organic fruit is produced,” said David Posner, President, CEO and Founder of Awe Sum Organics.
From the sales of Awe Sum Organic’s BB #:157008 Fair Trade Certified organic grapes, apples, and pears so far from January 2020 through April 2021, we have collected over $88,000 in Fair Trade Community Development Funds to be sent back to the local communities and workers in our supply chains to invest into projects to address their needs and improve their lives.
Fair Trade USA launches dairy certification program Fair Trade USA and Chobani, LLC have launched a certification program for US dairy farms and cooperatives to provide financial premiums to dairy farmers and workers, which aim to protect and empower them while raising sustainability standards.
The announcement is an outgrowth of Fair Trade USA’s partnership with Chobani. The fair-trade certification program is available to milk producers throughout the US.
Fair Trade Certification is intended to provide farm owners and cooperatives with an opportunity to differentiate, increase engagement with consumers, and receive a financial premium for their investments. Certification also provides support for farm workers in an industry that can face challenges in workforce availability, working hours, and farm safety.
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Chobani launched Fair Trade Certified versions of all of its 32-ounce, multi-serve Greek yogurt tubs, including Whole Milk Plain, Low Fat Plain, Non-Fat Plain, Strawberry Blended and Vanilla Blended. These are the first dairy products to get the certification, the organization said.
Chobani worked with Fair Trade USA to develop a special certification program for U.S. dairy farms and cooperatives. It grew out of Chobani’s Milk Matters campaign, launched in 2019 to determine an agricultural production standard for the dairy industry that considers product traceability, supply chain transparency, safe and non-discriminatory work conditions for employees and internal compliance systems. This standard is now available for dairy companies seeking Fair Trade certification.
Chobani debuts first-ever Fair Trade Certified dairy items on national retail shelves
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All of Chobani s 32oz, multi-serve containers of Greek Yogurt will now be Fair Trade Certified™ and available in all major grocery and retail stores.
OAKLAND, Calif. May 6, 2021 /CSRwire/ Fair Trade USA® and Chobani, LLC have launched a groundbreaking certification program for U.S. dairy farms and cooperatives that provides financial premiums to dairy farmers and workers, which will help protect and empower them while raising sustainability standards.
The announcement is an outgrowth of Fair Trade USA’s partnership with Chobani, which announced its Milk Matters™ program in 2019 to further its commitment to support economic, environmental, and social standards throughout the company’s milk supply chain. The fair trade certification program is available to milk producers throughout the U.S.
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.