How Fairtrade friendly is your local supermarket?

And the winners are...

With entries received from shoppers across the country, FTAANZ is pleased to announce the winners of the Checkout Fairtrade competition.

Congratulations to Leo’s Fine Food & Wine in Kew and Coles Belmont in New South Wales who have taken top honours in our search to find Australia’s Most Fairtrade Friendly Supermarket!

Leo’s Fine Food & Wine was found to be the Most Fairtrade Friendly Independent Supermarket with a total of 32 Fairtrade products on its shelves, while the Coles outlet in Belmont, just south of Newcastle, was the Most Fairtrade Friendly Major Supermarket, stocking over 25 Fairtrade products.

We congratulate these stores for their commitment to Fairtrade by stocking and selling such a wide range of Fairtrade Certified and Labelled products.

FTAANZ also congratulates Lorna Bateman of Belmont, NSW who has won the $2000 Fairtrade prize pack with her idea for making Aussie supermarkets more Fairtrade friendly.

Lorna’s suggestion of a Fair Dinkum Fairtrade in-store promotion was judged the best entry based on its creativity and combination of the Aussie idea of a “fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work” which is at the very heart of what Fairtrade is about. It is double congratulations to Lorna who also entered winning major supermarket store, Coles Belmont.

Both supermarkets will be given their Awards at special presentations to be held on Thursday, 11 June 2009, at the respective stores.

FTAANZ thanks all those who entered the competition and who were part of Fair Trade Fortnight 2009. You have joined thousands of people across the country who took part in over 500 activities and events, including Fairtrade coffee breaks, fiestas, stalls, coffee tastings and competitions, and have helped make this year’s Fortnight the biggest yet.