Goody Goody Advice From Gateshead Council To Fairtrade Business

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 18, 2010 -- Two enterprising and environmentally aware business women have teamed up with Gateshead Council’s Fairtrade team to give them the best possible advice for their new business venture.

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Goody Goody Advice From Gateshead Council To Fairtrade Business

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Donna Hildrew and Gillian Gordon from Newcastle have set up a new business supplying highly ethical goody bags for children’s parties. The business, GoodyGoodyBag provides children with party bags containing ethically sourced products which are natural, safe and suitable for everyone, regardless of disability or allergy. The toys can also help to stimulate children with learning disabilities. Each bag contains dried fruit instead of sweets,’ kids grow your own’ seeds, which helps to educate them to grow their own food, a wooden toy and Fairtrade products.

Fairtrade is a system of buying products from farmers in developing countries that makes sure that they get a fair price for their products. This enables them to be self sufficient by being able to afford to feed their families, provide them with a reasonable home and basic essentials such as clean water and health care.

The Fairtrade team at Gateshead Council were delighted to help the entrepreneurs with advice on where to source Fairtrade products, useful contacts and basically sharing the council’s experiences with Fairtrade. Mayor of Gateshead ,Councillor John Eagle, who is also Gateshead Council’s Fairtrade Champion, said, “It’s really encouraging to see new business ideas being generated especially when they are playing their part in such a worthwhile cause. The council are very pleased to help GoodyGoodyBag on their way to using Fairtrade in their unique products.”

The information that Donna and Gillian received will help them to establish a network of suppliers and contacts in the Fairtrade industry which will ensure that their own customers receive a quality, ethical product. “We are very grateful for the help that Gateshead Council has given us,” said Donna. “There is little or no choice for children who have allergies or special needs or for those parents who just want a healthier and educational alternative to traditional party bags, we believe we can meet that need.”

The advice coincides with this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight where people are encouraged to swap their normal brands for Fairtrade products. There are more than 1000 Fairtrade products available ranging from chocolate to coffee to fresh fruit. They all carry the Fairtrade mark and can be found in most local supermarkets. By buying Fairtrade, consumers are able to show their support for decent pay rates and better working conditions for workers living in the developing world.
Gateshead has been a Fairtrade Borough since February 2007 and the council has worked hard to encourage businesses within Gateshead to sell and use Fairtrade products as their first choice.
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Photo shows Les Milne, Gateshead Council with Donna and Gillian and Fairtrade products.

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