Fairtrade and Nestle

After a decade of sourcing cocoa and sugar for KitKat in the UK and Ireland, Nestle have informed Fairtrade they no longer plan to buy Fairtrade cocoa and sugar from some of the world’s most vulnerable small scale farmers.

The move will mean a loss of almost £2 million in Fairtrade Premium each year for co-operatives in Cote d’Ivoire, Fiji and Malawi representing 27000 small scale producers. This income is a real lifeline for some of the world’s poorest farmers.