There are many ways in which Fair Trade Certified products are distributed to consumers: Your local coffee shop, the neighborhood grocery store and large retailers. Now you can add food service to the list! Through TransFair USA's partner Sodexo, Inc., Fair Trade Certified coffee, tea and sugar are reaching more people than than ever before. Each day, Sodexo provides food service 10 million people in 6,000 locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including hospitals, colleges and universities, school districts, independent schools, corporations, the federal government, military bases and conference centers.
Talk about expanding the reach of Fair Trade! Sodexo’s commitment to Fair Trade and sustainability delivers far-reaching impact to millions of farming families and their communities.
On Wednesday, February 3 a live Question and Answer discussion was held with TransFair USA CEO Paul Rice and Sodexo Vice President of Corporate Citizenship Arlin Wasserman. They discussed why Fair Trade is a key element of Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan and the company’s Aspretto brand coffee services, which boasts 100% Fair Trade Certified coffee, in addition to a variety of Fair Trade Certified teas and Fair Trade Certified sugar.
