# Small Farmer Food Products Equal Exchange Offers Fair Trade Goods Through Long-Term Partnerships By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-07-15 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/equal-exchange References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/equalexchange) & [equalexchange.coop](http://equalexchange.coop/) Equal Exchange was founded 25 years ago and offers fair trade goods such as bananas, coffee, almonds, chocolate, olive oil and tea, produced my small farmers through creating long-term partnerships with worker co-operatives and other means. They're a pretty big organization and have two cafes -- one in Boston and one in Seattle -- where the business is set up through what is called a worker-owned track. Equal Exchange was co-founded by Rink Dickinson who also acts as a co-director. The organization is committed to the triple bottom line and considers how its products can be produced sustainable (economically, socially and environmentally) as well as through a direct manner. **Contact Information** Equal Exchange [website](http://equalexchange.coop/) Equal Exchange on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/equalexchange) Equal Exchange on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/EqExCoop) Equal Exchange on [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/equalexchange) Equal Exchange on [Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/EqExCoop/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fair Trade Movement:** Opportunity to explore and support fair trade practices in various industries. - **Sustainable Production:** Potential for implementing environmentally and socially responsible production methods in food and agriculture sectors. - **Worker Co-operatives:** Opportunity to promote and develop worker co-ops as a business model. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** Integrating fair trade principles in the food and beverage industry. - **Agriculture:** Implementing sustainable production methods in the agriculture sector. - **Retail:** Supporting worker co-operatives in the retail industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Ethical Coffee Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/win-win-coffee.md) - [Ethical Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/up-up-ethical-chocolate-bars.md) - [Certified Fair Trade Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/certified-fair-trade-cookies.md) - [Fair Wage-Supporting V-Day Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoamitment-campaign.md) - [Fairtrade Name-Brand Coconut Oil](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waitrose-3.md) - [Ethical Coconut Oils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ethical-coconut-oil.md) - [Cocoa-Free Chocolate Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/win-win-cocoa-free-chocolate.md) - [Premium In-House Brand Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ever-ground-coffee.md) - [Ethically Sourced Chocolate Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tonys-chocolonelys-and-ben-jerrys.md)