2024 December

This year, 2024, is the 30th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and the Fairtrade Foundation has been celebrating the achievements of the movement with innovative events and campaigns throughout the year. It was a pleasure to attend the Fairtrade Christmas Reception at Parliament on 4 December 2024 to learn about the Foundation’s

I spoke to Martin Williams, pictured with me, the associate director of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors at their ‘Christmas Drive-Thru’ drop-in’ event on 3 December 2024. There are 640 wholesalers who are members of the FWD they supply food to schools, hospitals, prisons, care homes, shops and pubs  providing a link between large food