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| Cadbury Dairy Milk goes Fairtrade | Cadbury Dairy Milk goes Fairtrade |
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| The UK's best-selling chocolate bar is set to become Fairtrade certified, increasing the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from West Africa. | The UK's best-selling chocolate bar is set to become Fairtrade certified, increasing the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from West Africa. |
| Cadbury's Dairy Milk will make the move - tripling the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from Ghana to about 15,000 tonnes a year - in the summer. | Cadbury's Dairy Milk will make the move - tripling the amount of Fairtrade cocoa sourced from Ghana to about 15,000 tonnes a year - in the summer. |
| The total annual cocoa production of Ghana is more than 600,000 tonnes. | The total annual cocoa production of Ghana is more than 600,000 tonnes. |
| The Fairtrade mark is designed to secure a better deal for commodity producers in developing countries. | The Fairtrade mark is designed to secure a better deal for commodity producers in developing countries. |
| Under the Fairtrade scheme, Cadbury will pay a guaranteed minimum price, even if the open market price falls below it, for Ghanaian cocoa. | |
| However, although the open market price for cocoa has slipped in recent weeks, it still stands above the level guaranteed by the Fairtrade commitment. | However, although the open market price for cocoa has slipped in recent weeks, it still stands above the level guaranteed by the Fairtrade commitment. |
| The recession has not affected purchases of Fairtrade goods - the rate of growth is still increasing Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation | The recession has not affected purchases of Fairtrade goods - the rate of growth is still increasing Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation |
| The move is part of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership, a £45m initiative over 10 years designed to help cocoa farming communities across the developing world. | The move is part of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership, a £45m initiative over 10 years designed to help cocoa farming communities across the developing world. |
| Increasing sales | Increasing sales |
| Sales of Fairtrade goods in the UK are increasing dramatically, according to the Fairtrade Foundation. | Sales of Fairtrade goods in the UK are increasing dramatically, according to the Fairtrade Foundation. |
| Since 2001, sales volumes have grown by 40-50% on average, with 1.3 million more households buying Fairtrade goods in 2008 than in 2007, the foundation said. | |
| The value of these goods was £500m in 2007 and £700m in 2008, it added. | The value of these goods was £500m in 2007 and £700m in 2008, it added. |
| And "the recession has not affected purchases of Fairtrade goods - the rate of growth is still increasing," said Harriet Lamb, chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation. | And "the recession has not affected purchases of Fairtrade goods - the rate of growth is still increasing," said Harriet Lamb, chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation. |
| All own-brand tea and sugar at Sainsbury's, Co-op and Marks & Spencer is Fairtrade, as are all bananas sold at Sainsbury's and Waitrose. | All own-brand tea and sugar at Sainsbury's, Co-op and Marks & Spencer is Fairtrade, as are all bananas sold at Sainsbury's and Waitrose. |
| Companies have to pay a minimum price to their suppliers, plus a premium of $150 (£106) a tonne, to qualify for Fairtrade certification. | Companies have to pay a minimum price to their suppliers, plus a premium of $150 (£106) a tonne, to qualify for Fairtrade certification. |
| On top of this, they need to pay a licence fee to the foundation, based on volumes of sales. | On top of this, they need to pay a licence fee to the foundation, based on volumes of sales. |
| These costs are not always passed on to the consumer, said Ms Lamb. | These costs are not always passed on to the consumer, said Ms Lamb. |