The power is in your hands
Buying Fairtrade is easy. There are over 4,500 Fairtrade products from coffee and tea to flowers and gold, so when you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark.
Most of us know you can buy Fairtrade Coffee, Tea and Sugar but did you know that you can support Fairtrade by:
Buying Fairtrade bananas
One in three bananas bought in the UK is Fairtrade and it makes a huge difference to thousands of farmers, workers and their families.
The price of a banana bought in a UK supermarket has dropped from around 18p a decade ago to just 11p now. The result is that for farmers and workers in countries like Colombia and the Dominican Republic, growing bananas for a living is becoming unsustainable.
But buying Fairtrade bananas in the UK means that producers are guaranteed a minimum price, get an extra premium to invest in their community and have improved workplace conditions and protection.
Buying Fairtrade chocolate
Find out where you can buy Fairtrade chocolate and make a difference to the lives of cocoa farmers and their families around the world.
Life is tough for cocoa farmers. The price of cocoa beans has slumped in recent years despite high demand, disease and age are damaging cocoa trees and few young people are becoming cocoa farmers because of the poor prospects.
Fairtrade helps to make cocoa farming in places like Ivory Coast and Ghana more sustainable by guaranteeing minimum prices and providing a premium to invest in local communities, so farmers can provide a better future for themselves and their families.
And you can give them this opportunity just by enjoying your favourite Fairtrade chocolate treat.
Buying Fairtrade beauty products
Make Fairtrade part of your beauty routine by choosing products with the FAIRTRADE Mark, there are nearly 150 products available from body butter to dental care.
Think it’s all about cocoa and shea butter? Small-scale farmers in over 50 countries, including Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Dominican Republic produce ingredients such as coconut, argan, apricot and brazil nut oils for beauty products. And when you choose Fairtrade, they get a fair price and support to invest in community projects, from clean drinking water to improving their local healthcare.
You can find Fairtrade beauty products stocked on the high street and in supermarkets, as well as online.
Buying Fairtrade cotton
Lots of us care about how we look – and buying clothes made with Fairtrade cotton means we can be a follower of fashion and at the same time help low paid cotton farmers around the world.
The price of cotton has slumped in the last 30 years, even though the cost of producing it has risen and that means farmers in places like India, Kyrgyzstan and West Africa are struggling to survive.
Buying products made from Fairtrade Cotton ensures that the farmers receive a fair and stable price for their cotton.
If you’d like to get hold of Fairtrade cotton items for your workplace, event, school or promotion, you can find more information by visiting Fairtrade Foundation website
Buying Fairtrade Flowers
Whatever the occasion, you can say it with Fairtrade flowers.Many of the major supermarkets and stockists offer Fairtrade flowers. These include not just Roses and Spray Roses and Lilies but also, Eryngium, Calla Lilies, Sunflowers, and Alstroemerias so there’s a Fairtrade bouquet whether it’s your wedding day or a simple thank you.
Fairtrade certified products are available in many major supermarkets and independent shops. If you are unable to find a specific product, please speak to the manager and ask it to be stocked.
| Name | Contact | Address | Post Code | Telephone | |
| Shops | |||||
| Oxfam | The Manager | 31 Yorkshire Street | Oldham | OL1 3RZ | 0161 652 4697 |
| Brownhill Centre |
The Manager | Wool Road | Dobcross | OL3 5PB | 01457 872598 |
| Supermarkets | |||||
| Aldi | The Manager | 1 Refuge Street | Shaw | OL2 8RH | 01706 883500 |
| Aldi | The Manager | Gateway Retail Park Ellen Street | Oldham | OL9 6QR | 0844 406 8800 |
| Aldi | The Manager | Sisson Street | Failsworth | M35 0AT | 0844 406 8800 |
| Asda | The Manager | Milne Street | Chadderton | OL9 0JE | 0161 484 1000 |
| Asda | The Manager | Greenfield Lane | Shaw | OL2 8QP | 01706 883500 |
| Asda | The Manager | Hollins Road | Hollinwood | OL8 4JZ | 0161 255 1100 |
| Asda | The Manager | Huddersfield Road | Oldham | OL4 2RB | 0161 255 1110 |
| Boots | The Manager | 6 Elk Mill Central Retail Park | Oldham | OL2 5HQ | 0161 652 1620 |
| Boots | The Manager | 1 Town Square | Oldham | OL1 1XD | 0161 633 6163 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 90 Cathedral Road | Chadderton | OL9 0RG | 0161 633 4155 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 1064 Middleton Road West | Chadderton | OL9 9RN | 0161 633 2317 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 22-24 King Street | Delph | OL3 5DQ | 01457 871683 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | The Grotton Oldham Road | Grotton | OL4 5SE | 0161 624 8853 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 650 Oldham Road | Failsworth | M35 9DU | 0161 688 8116 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 393 Hollins Road | Hollins | OL8 3BE | 0161 665 1013 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | Owl Mill Street | Lees | OL4 3BP | 0161 624 3689 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | Ripponden Road | Moorside | OL4 2LN | 0161 627 4585 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | Middleton Road | Royton | OL2 5PT | 0161 678 9939 |
| Co-operative | The Manager | 66 High Street | Uppermill | OL3 6AW | 01457 874717 |
| Iceland | The Manager | 17/25 Market Street | Shaw | OL2 8NR | 01706 291818 |
| Iceland | The Manager | 11 Albion Street | Oldham | OL1 3BB | 0161 628 6494 |
| Lidl | The Manager | Jardine Way Broadway | Chadderton | OL9 9QL | 0800 977 7766 |
| Lidl | The Manager | High Street | Royton | OL2 5QA | 0800 977 7766 |
| Morrison | The Manager | Tweedale Way | Chadderton | OL9 9QL | 0161 682 1114 |
| Morrison | The Manager | Poplar Street | Failsworth | M35 0HY | 0161 682 7740 |
| Sainsbury’s | The Manager | Union Street | Oldham | OL1 1QH | 0161 627 5168 |
| Tesco Extra | The Manager | Ashton Road West | Failsworth | M35 0ES | 0345 0269556 |
| Tesco Extra | The Manager | Huddersfield Road | Oldham | OL1 3LG | 0345 0269563 |
| Teso Express | The Manager | 286 – 290 Lees Road | Oldham | OL4 1NZ | 0345 6757010 |
| Tesco Express | The Manager | 60 -62 Market Street | Shaw | OL2 8NH | 0345 0269009 |
| Tesco Express | The Manager | 385 Ashton Road | Oldham | OL8 2NA | 0345 6746412 |
| Tesco Superstore | The Manager | Featherstall Road | Westwood | OL9 6BW | 0345 6779522 |
| Tesco Superstore | The Manager | Wellington Road | Greenfield | OL3 7AF | 0845 0269648 |