the uk trading cooperative . for the u.s. trading cooperative see equal exchange . equal exchange trading ltd type co operative ltd founded edinburgh uk 1990 1990 headquarters edinburgh uk products coffee tea cocoa nuts edible oils nut butters revenue 3.5 million draft 2007 08 website www.equalexchange.co.uk footnotes references founded from the trading activities of equal exchange ltd formerly campaign coffee scotland which was founded in 1981 . origins stretch back to 1979 . equal exchange trading is a uk based alternative trading organization . equal exchange is a workers co operative distributing food and beverage products in the independent natural food sector . the organization s origins stretch back to 1979 when three voluntary workers returned to edinburgh after working on aid projects in various parts of africa . 1 over 90 % of the company s products are both organic and fairtrade . contents 1 priorities 2 achievements 3 awards 4 references 5 external links priorities edit equal exchange trading insists on having its teas packed at source so that the economic benefits of this value added activity stay in the country and region of origin . 2 achievements edit in 1991 together with oxfam traidcraft & twin trading they launched caf direct the uk s first mainstream fairtrade coffee brand . 3 in 1998 they launched the first honey product to carry the fairtrade mark . 4 in 2005 their best selling product medium roast coffee becomes top rated by ethiscore . 5 in 2006 they became the first company in the united kingdom to sign a license agreement with ethiopia s intellectual property office to distribute its trademarked coffees . 6 in 2007 together with twin trading they helped to found liberation foods cic the uk s first and only 100 % fairtrade nut company . 7 in 2009 they launched the world s first range organic fairtrade certified palestinian extra virgin olive oils . 8 9 awards edit 2005 equal exchange amazon flame brazil nut oil wins gold great taste award 10 2008 equal exchange nominated for ethical business of the year at the observer ethical awards 11 references edit buyer s story . shared interest society . archived from the original on february 3 2009 . retrieved 2009 04 24 . blythman joanna 2007 04 29 . darjeeling the hottest cuppa in the world . london guardian.co.uk . retrieved 2009 04 24 . peck helen ; martin christopher ; adrian payne ; moira clark september 1999 . relationship marketing strategy and implementation . butterworth heinemann . pp. 196 207 . isbn 978 0 7506 3626 1 . fairtrade foundation fairtrade history . fairtrade foundation . retrieved 2009 04 24 . the ethical shopper ground coffee . london guardian.co.uk . 2005 10 05 . retrieved 2009 04 24 . ethiopian coffee network . ethiopian intellectual property office eipo . retrieved 2009 04 24 . liberation nuts family . liberation foods cic . archived from the original on september 25 2008 . retrieved 2009 04 24 . tran mark 2009 02 24 . palestinian olive oil bucks uk recession . london guardian.co.uk . retrieved 2009 04 24 . fairtrade olive oil will offer an economic lifeline for palestinian farmers . fairtrade foundation . 2009 02 23 . retrieved 2009 04 24 . guild of fine food great taste awards 2005 . the guild of fine food . retrieved 2009 04 24 . observer ethical awards shortlist announced . london guardian.co.uk . 2008 05 01 . retrieved 2009 04 08 . external links edit equal exchange trading s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title equal exchange trading & oldid 739016941 categories alternative trading organizationsfair trade brandscoffee brandsworkers co operatives of the united kingdomco operatives in scotlandcompanies based in edinburghhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 september 2016 at 09 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view