World Fair Trade Day – Saturday 12 May

Be part of something big on 12 May. It’s World Fair Trade Day, and people all over the globe will celebrate by having Fairtrade Breakfasts in their communities, homes, businesses, schools and places of worship – just about everywhere!

Last year, almost a quarter of a million people got involved. Let’s make it a wonderful day to raise awareness about making trade fair and the need to support farmers and workers in the developing world.

For a full set of Fairtrade breakfast recipes

Plus if your children have a weekend treat of sweets it's reassuing to know that The Jelly Bean Factory ® – a personal favourite! – uses only Fair Trade sugar in their 75g Gourmet Jelly Bean Boxes which helps support the Kasinthula Cane Growers Association (KCGA) in the Shire River Valley District of Chikwawa, southern Malawi.

As well as being Fairtrade certified, the Gourmet Jelly Beans are Gluten Free, Nut Free, Gelatine Free, GMO Free, Halal certified and Kosher compliant as well as being suitable for vegetarians and Coeliacs.