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PepsiCo hit with lawsuit over allegedly false ads for popular snack: 'Secret sugar'
10 Aug 2025 20:42 GMT
… glycemic index than white table sugar. This makes it something of … a "secret sugar" that doesn't … Corp, the Department of Agriculture, Fairtrade, and Rainforest Alliance. Keep in …
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Sugar Cane Farmers Ordered to Pay Over $500K for 2021 BSI Blockade
29 Jul 2025 03:19 GMT
… ruling has found the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA), Pablo … blockading the entrances of Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI) and its … ;ASR and claims of unpaid Fairtrade premiums.
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Can Fairtrade help African farmers get a better deal?
24 Jul 2025 14:14 GMT
… than 140 countries bear the Fairtrade mark.
“Fairtrade is a voluntary certification … Isaac Tongola, executive director of Fairtrade Africa.
Guaranteed prices
Tongola tells … primary products – coffee, cocoa, bananas, sugar, flowers, tea and cotton – that …
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Agriculture Minister Supports Farmers Legal Push Over Fairtrade
17 Jul 2025 15:06 GMT
… granted leave to the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association to … with their claim against Belize Sugar Industries Limited and Tate … Lyle Sugars. At the heart of the dispute? Unpaid Fairtrade premiums from … crop, a very low sugar content so the industry is …
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Sweet Victory: Cane Farmers Win First Round in Fairtrade Court Battle
09 Jul 2025 07:41 GMT
… High Court and tonight, sugar cane farmers are calling … right direction. The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is … T&L Sugars Limited withheld Fairtrade premium payments between … Alfredo Ortega, Chairman, Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association
“We …
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BSCFA Wins Over Tate & Lyle And BSI In Battle Over Fairtrade Premiums
09 Jul 2025 06:09 GMT
The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has won … & Lyle Sugars. The case involves claims that Fairtrade premiums from the … is if T&L sugars does not appeal. And they …
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Belize High Court Backs Cane Farmers in Fairtrade Premium Dispute
08 Jul 2025 08:05 GMT
… major win for Belize’s sugar cane farmers, the High … case brought by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association against Belize … Sugar Industries and T&L Sugars Limited. The … farmers claim they were cut out of Fairtrade …
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Fairtrade remains the “go-to” ethical label for shoppers thanks to its clear link to responsibly made products
01 Jun 2025 04:08 GMT
… . However, shoppers also associated Fairtrade with its environmental work, including … most recognised Fairtrade product, followed by cocoa, bananas, tea, sugar, and rice … highest barrier to buying Fairtrade.
Since 2008, Fairtrade and GlobeScan have …
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Sainsbury's Backs Fairtrade to Secure Ethical Supply Chains
08 May 2025 13:26 GMT
… networks, Sainsbury’s backs Fairtrade’s Resilience Building Initiative … money goes into workers’ Fairtrade Premium Committees, which decide … has sold more Fairtrade bananas and sugar than any … This project reflects how Fairtrade’s structure supports specific …
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Fairtrade research puts it at the top of the ethical tree
08 May 2025 04:21 GMT
… any other leading labels.
Fairtrade also scored highly on … buy one or more Fairtrade products a month.
The … most recognised Fairtrade product, followed by cocoa, bananas, tea, sugar, and … rice.
43% of consumers say removing the Fairtrade label …