Fairtrade sales are growing

The Fairtrade Foundation has announced that estimated retail sales of Fairtrade products in 2013 reached £1.8bn (€2.2bn), a 14% increase on sales of £1.5bn (€1.8bn) in 2012. A rise in Fairtrade sugar sales was fuelled further by the inclusion of Fairtrade sugar in products such as chocolate bars, ice cream and other products. Chocolate and cocoa grew by 52% and 5% respectively.