Fairtrade honey is a vital ingredient that goes into every Chewy and Crunchy Granola GEOBAR, which comes from both the Apicoop co-operative in Chile and CIPAC in Guatemala.
CIPAC is a fair trade co-operative in Guatemala. Thanks to YOU eating our GEOBARS we have been working in partnership with our friends at CIPAC to buy their yummy honey.
With the increased demand of Fairtrade honey, over 15 years the CIPAC co-operative has risen from 22 beekeepers to an amazing 132. With an average family size of five the co-operative supports around 660 people. The sales of fair trade honey and coffee is transforming the lives of farmers and their communities.
Thanks to our fair trade partnership in addition to above average pay our friends at CIPAC have also used the extra money from the Fairtrade Premium to:
CIPAC hope that in the future we will need even more of their honey for our GEOBARS so that they can:
Apicoop is a fair trade co-operative in the Valdivia region of southern Chile. Our friends at Apicoop not only provide us with fair trade honey but also Fairtrade blueberries that go into our Mixed Berries Geobars.
Find out more about Apicoop and how fair trade makes a difference to the lives of the 350 beekeepers.