Austrians are spending more on fair-trade products as the number of supermarkets and cafés offering such items is on the rise. Fairtrade Austria said today (Mon) businesses in the country achieved an estimated turnover of 46 million Euros by selling fair-trade products between January and June 2011. The association explained this was 13 per cent […]
More and more Austrians are picking fair-trade products, new figures show.Fairtrade Austria said today (Thurs) shops across the country generated a turnover of 87 million Euros by selling products from its portfolio last year, up by 21 per cent compared to 2009.The organisation explained bananas have been the most popular foodstuff in recent years. The […]
Austrians spent more on Fairtrade products year on year in 2009 and bosses expect another two-digit rise this year.Fairtrade Austria chief Hartwig Kirner said today (Weds) Austrian supermarkets made 72 million Euros with products of the international certifications range last year, 10.8 per cent more than in 2008.”We expect another double-digit increase in turnover this […]