http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » The Inconvenient Truth About Fair Trade Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:00:12 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=333#comment-2970 [...] years that it received heavy airplay. And unless you’ve been reading a rare opinion, such as this one, you’d think that to question the value and effectiveness of Fair Trade certification amounts [...] [...] years that it received heavy airplay. And unless you’ve been reading a rare opinion, such as this one, you’d think that to question the value and effectiveness of Fair Trade certification amounts [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Dealing with coffee customers: Certified Coffee Pusher Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:56:08 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=333#comment-892 [...] Some of you may recall just how much the zombie children of the Fair Trade cult scare the bejeezus outta me. Former Ritual Coffee Roasters barista, Gabriel Boscana, wrote a much more tactful and civil approach to these single-issue customers in this month’s issue of Barista Magazine: FebMarch 07 - Certified Coffee Pusher. It was oddly reassuring to read that Gabe, while similarly appreciating their concern for creating a better world, also found many of them to be close-minded to a fault. [...] [...] Some of you may recall just how much the zombie children of the Fair Trade cult scare the bejeezus outta me. Former Ritual Coffee Roasters barista, Gabriel Boscana, wrote a much more tactful and civil approach to these single-issue customers in this month’s issue of Barista Magazine: FebMarch 07 – Certified Coffee Pusher. It was oddly reassuring to read that Gabe, while similarly appreciating their concern for creating a better world, also found many of them to be close-minded to a fault. [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Catholics called to build a better world, one cup of coffee at a time Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:28:39 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=333#comment-669 [...] If there’s one organizational body that should know the difference between fallible and infallible, it should be the Catholic Church. Despite the many shortcomings of and negatives to Fair Trade (as cited multiple times here over the past year), the Catholic Church has apparently bought into Fair Trade propoganda whole-hog and conferred it with Pope-like infallability. Or at least according to the Web site, Catholic Online: Catholics called to build a better world, one cup of coffee at a time - Catholic Online. [...] [...] If there’s one organizational body that should know the difference between fallible and infallible, it should be the Catholic Church. Despite the many shortcomings of and negatives to Fair Trade (as cited multiple times here over the past year), the Catholic Church has apparently bought into Fair Trade propoganda whole-hog and conferred it with Pope-like infallability. Or at least according to the Web site, Catholic Online: Catholics called to build a better world, one cup of coffee at a time – Catholic Online. [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » McDonald’s brews up £1m fair trade deal - and wields it as a marketing weapon Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:30:36 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=333#comment-467 [...] Yesterday’s Sunday Times (London) ran a story concerning McDonald’s UK’s announcement of a coffee supply partnership with the Rainforest Alliance: McDonald’s brews up £1m fair trade deal - Sunday Times - Times Online. At first read, I opted not to add a blog entry on how the Rainforest Alliance served as another alternative example to Fair Trade certification — to which some have errantly afforded an ethical monopoly status. I didn’t feel the need to add to what’s becoming a tedious Fair Trade debate. (Rainforest Alliance and Fair Trade differ, for example, in that the former does not attempt to guarantee minimum wages for growers.) [...] [...] Yesterday’s Sunday Times (London) ran a story concerning McDonald’s UK’s announcement of a coffee supply partnership with the Rainforest Alliance: McDonald’s brews up £1m fair trade deal – Sunday Times – Times Online. At first read, I opted not to add a blog entry on how the Rainforest Alliance served as another alternative example to Fair Trade certification — to which some have errantly afforded an ethical monopoly status. I didn’t feel the need to add to what’s becoming a tedious Fair Trade debate. (Rainforest Alliance and Fair Trade differ, for example, in that the former does not attempt to guarantee minimum wages for growers.) [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/fair-trade-or-unfair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Canada: Fair trade supporters seek federal regulation Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:58:01 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=333#comment-436 [...] Before consumers can even question whether Fair Trade is an ethical, socially responsible, and effective solution to the global coffee problem, they currently have to question whether their coffee is correctly labelled Fair Trade to begin with. [...] [...] Before consumers can even question whether Fair Trade is an ethical, socially responsible, and effective solution to the global coffee problem, they currently have to question whether their coffee is correctly labelled Fair Trade to begin with. [...]

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