Topic: Farmers

This morning CEO Steve Murrells gave a speech to an audience MPs, senior civil servants and fellow business leaders about why co-operation must be central to how we respond to the greatest challenges we face today. Read what he had to say.

We’re celebrating 25 years of our partnership with Fairtrade and the impact it has on our producers around the world. Michael Fletcher, Co-op’s Retail Chief Commercial Officer, explains why Fairtrade is still so important and why Co-op is 100% committed to continuing to support it over the next 25 years and beyond.

When you buy Fairtrade products from Co-op, you’re directly improving the lives of farmers and communities around the world. Here’s how you can help make a difference #TheCoopWay

I am absolutely delighted to be able to say that from today Co-op will be the only major UK food retailer to stock 100% British fresh meat – something no other major UK retailer can say.  And when I say 100%, I mean 100%. From our pork pies, to our tikka chicken masala ready meals,…

In a first for UK retailers, from May 2017, all the cocoa we buy for our Co-op own brand products will be Fairtrade. It means that when you pick up a Co-op chocolate cake or a packet of biscuits you will know that the cocoa has been bought on Fairtrade terms. This is in addition to…

Today we launched our small business charter which will see us double our number of local food suppliers.  Backing British is a cornerstone for our Co-op Food strategy, so we have pledged to increase the number of small suppliers that we work with to 1,200 by the end of 2017. This UK-wide local sourcing initiative will…