Comments on: Fairtrade Dairy Milk? http://makethingsfair.com/2009/03/fairtrade-dairy-milk/ a vantage point on activist consumerism Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:06 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fairtrade: Just Another Target Group? / make things fair http://makethingsfair.com/2009/03/fairtrade-dairy-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Fairtrade: Just Another Target Group? / make things fair Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:57:23 +0000 http://jonathanmorgan.org/?p=964#comment-53 [...] seen a spate of the big players decide to accommodate the ethical consumer in their product ranges: Cadbury have committed their Dairy Milk line to certification, Mars have announced that by 2020 they will be more ethical, and Kraft Foods, who want to buy out [...] [...] seen a spate of the big players decide to accommodate the ethical consumer in their product ranges: Cadbury have committed their Dairy Milk line to certification, Mars have announced that by 2020 they will be more ethical, and Kraft Foods, who want to buy out [...]

]]> By: Lea Simpson http://makethingsfair.com/2009/03/fairtrade-dairy-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Lea Simpson Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:34:20 +0000 http://jonathanmorgan.org/?p=964#comment-21 hello there Jonathan and Mark thanks loads for your kind words...we are delighted by this journey and looking forward to have a fairtrade conversations on our blog very best Lea hello there Jonathan and Mark

thanks loads for your kind words…we are delighted by this journey and looking forward to have a fairtrade conversations on our blog

very best

Lea

]]> By: Jonathan http://makethingsfair.com/2009/03/fairtrade-dairy-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Jonathan Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:53:12 +0000 http://jonathanmorgan.org/?p=964#comment-20 Hi Mark, I think you're right about the Third Way. I definitely see what you mean about supporting the people who have fought the battle for fairly traded goods, but their dream all along has been to see a balanced market, where the grower isn't abused in favour of the middle man making a disproportionate profit. If we back Cadbury and their move towards Fairtrade, we will put pressure on the other big players. Isn't it sad that we live in a world where, as consumers, you have to appeal to fiscal benefits more than social issues when relating to those who run businesses. We need more modern day <a href="http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRowen.htm" rel="nofollow">Robert Owens</a>! Hi Mark,

I think you’re right about the Third Way.

I definitely see what you mean about supporting the people who have fought the battle for fairly traded goods, but their dream all along has been to see a balanced market, where the grower isn’t abused in favour of the middle man making a disproportionate profit.

If we back Cadbury and their move towards Fairtrade, we will put pressure on the other big players.

Isn’t it sad that we live in a world where, as consumers, you have to appeal to fiscal benefits more than social issues when relating to those who run businesses. We need more modern day Robert Owens!

]]> By: marktristan http://makethingsfair.com/2009/03/fairtrade-dairy-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-22 marktristan Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:44:57 +0000 http://jonathanmorgan.org/?p=964#comment-22 I almost fainted! What a news... Just think how testing it sometimes was to be true to non-slave chocolate when there wasn't a Co-op or Oxfam around. And now every gas station and coin slot machine will have an <acronym title="Fair Trade">FT</acronym> option. More to the point, can you imagine how Ghana will benefit... And how other choc companies will have an even starker choice whether to be proud Confederate slavers, or join the FT label. My prediction: third way... A bit like happened with coffee, they'll get their own competing 'fair' designation, some label that still offers a touch of conscience but is a bit more big-business friendly behind the scenes... Personally though I'll still buy Divine, Co-op or Maya Gold. I like that <acronym title="Cadbury's Dairy Milk">CDM</acronym> offers something new to the mainstream but I still want to support the ones who did the hard work (and that still taste <em>so so</em> good..!) I almost fainted! What a news…

Just think how testing it sometimes was to be true to non-slave chocolate when there wasn’t a Co-op or Oxfam around. And now every gas station and coin slot machine will have an FT option.

More to the point, can you imagine how Ghana will benefit…

And how other choc companies will have an even starker choice whether to be proud Confederate slavers, or join the FT label. My prediction: third way… A bit like happened with coffee, they’ll get their own competing ‘fair’ designation, some label that still offers a touch of conscience but is a bit more big-business friendly behind the scenes…

Personally though I’ll still buy Divine, Co-op or Maya Gold. I like that CDM offers something new to the mainstream but I still want to support the ones who did the hard work (and that still taste so so good..!)

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