By Reece Reid 110

1992 The Fair-trade Foundation was established by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Tradecraft, the World Development Movement and the National Federation of Women's Institutes. 1994 The first Fair-trade certified product Green & Blacks Maya Gold Chocolate made with cocoa from Belize is launched, shortly followed by Caf direct coffee and Clipper tea. 1995 Justino Peck, cocoa farmer from Belize tours the country during the first annual Fair-trade Fortnight. 1996 The first in a range of Percol single origin and organic Fair-trade coffees is launched.

1997
In January Fair-trade coffee becomes widely available to the catering trade and a campaign is launched to target restaurants and institutions. MPs Glenda Jackson, Simon Hughes and Peter Bottomley table Early Day Motion in support of the Palace of Westminster serving Fair-trade refreshments. The EDM attracts support from over 100 MPs. In November the House of Commons switches to Matthew Algies Fair-trade Tiki Caf in all of its refreshment outlets throughout the Palace of Westminster.

1998

The first honey to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark is launched by Equal Exchange. Divine Chocolate launched the first farmer-owned Fair-trade chocolate company, teaming up with Kuapa Kokoo co-operative, Ghana and funded by a DfID loan Bristol, Nottingham, Bath and Norwich City Councils become the first local authorities to convert to Fair-trade coffee and tea. Following an initiative led by the Co-operative Bank and Clare Short MP, top UK businesses including Alliance & Leicester, Lucas Varity, Jarvis, and the Woolwich now offer Fair-trade coffee to their staff.

1999
In January the first MORI poll is carried out to measure awareness and understanding of the Fair-trade Mark. Insurance giant CGU (now AVIVA) is the latest large company to offer staff coffee, tea and hot chocolate with the FAIRTRADE Mark, through its vending machines. The late Jossiah Kinanga, Chair of Kayonza Tea Growers Factory, Uganda and Cayetano Ico, Chair of Toledo Cacao Growers Association, Belize are invited to the UK for Fair-trade Fortnight.

2000
In January, The first bananas to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark are launched in over 1,000 Co-op stores. Other supermarkets swiftly follow suit. March sees the launch of Co-op Fair Trade Milk chocolate bars, the first first supermarket Own Label FAIRTRADE Mark product, joint branded with pioneering Divine chocolate Coffee and tea carrying the FAIRTRADE Mark become available as an option in the first national coffee shop chains to offer Fairtrade. The first year that churches are targeted with Action Packs for Fairtrade Fortnight. Fairtrade Foundation staff with members of the Womens Institute visit banana farmers in the Windward Islands and produce a film to link women farmers to women consumers. The Co-operative Bank launches a Fairtrade Pledge to encourage their customers to switch to Fairtrade. In October, Fairtrade chocolate bar Dubble with added Comic Relief was launched, with an award winning education pack taking Fairtrade in 15,000 UK schools Launch of the first Fairtrade composite product, Traidcraft Apricot Geobar.

2001
The retail value of annual Fairtrade sales reaches 30 million equivalent to 1being spent every second. Fruit Passion, the first range of fruit juices to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark, is introduced into supermarkets. Garstang in Lancashire declares itself 'the world's first Fair-trade Town'. The Transport and General Workers Union votes to promote Fairtrade. The union, which has nearly one million members, passes a policy to use Fair-trade tea and coffee for all business and office purposes

2002

In January, Colombian roast and ground coffee is the first of a wide range of Sainsburys own brand FAIRTRADE Mark products and the first Fairtrade mangoes are launched in Coop stores. The new international FAIRTRADE Mark is launched by Harry Hill at the Contemporary Applied Arts gallery in London, replacing the interlocking F symbol. The Fairtrade Foundation website is re-launched. In February, the Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Fairtrade registered farmers and releases statement of support for the FAIRTRADE Mark. In March, Starbucks offers Fairtrade coffee as an option and converts its chocolate bar through Divine In May Spilling the Beans report on the coffee trade is launched. The first FAIRTRADE Mark cake is launched in October. The Fairtrade Chocolate Chip Cake is the latest in a growing range of Own Label Fairtrade products by the Co-op. Pret A Manger offers customers FAIRTRADE Mark coffee as the only filter option throughout all of its outlets. Sainsburys sells around 1million FAIRTRADE Mark bananas a week and offers Own Label FAIRTRADE Mark coffee, tea, chocolate and bananas. Co-op wins Multiple Retailer of the Year at the Retail Industry Awards 2002, in part due to its commitment to Fair-trade. In September, the first supermarket Own Label instant coffee granules to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark, are launched by Co-op in 1,000 stores. The UKs largest retailer, Tesco, starts selling FAIRTRADE Mark bananas. Co-op, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Safeway and Asda already sell FAIRTRADE Mark bananas. The annual retail value of FAIRTRADE Mark sales in the UK reaches 45m - meaning almost 1.50 is spent on FAIRTRADE Mark products every second. FAIRTRADE Mark roast and ground coffee takes 14% of the UK market. In November the Co-op switches all of its Own Label chocolate to Fairtrade.
In December, the worlds first Fairtrade pineapples go on sale in Co-op stores.

2003
A MORI Poll shows recognition of the FAIRTRADE Mark is now at 25%

and understanding of what the Mark means stands at 33%. The number of Fairtrade Towns reaches 19 and in March the Greater London Authority announced its intention to work toward Fairtrade City status. The number of Fairtrade retail products increases to over 130. Sanderson and St Martins Lane Hotels in London switch to Fairtrade coffee and tea. FLO wins the King Baudouin International Prize for Development.
Fairtrade oranges from South Africa are launched.

2004
The Fairtrade Foundation wins the Charity of the Year award. 10th birthday of the FAIRTRADE Mark celebrated in the UK. AMT Coffee becomes the first coffee chain to switch to 100% Fairtrade. In September, Marks & Spencer switches all the coffee sold in its 198 in-store Caf Revives to Fairtrade. The number of Fairtrade retail products reaches 350. New Fairtrade product categories launched include roses, footballs and wines. Tesco unveils its Own Label range of Fairtrade products. Organisations including the BMA, Salvation Army and Youth Hostel Association switch to Fairtrade certified products.

2005

In March the declaration of Manchester and Salford as the joint 100th Fairtrade Town. Copmanthorpe Methodist Church in York becomes the 1000th in the UK to achieve Fairtrade Church status from the Fairtrade Foundation. The FAIRTRADE Mark, is winner of the Special Recognition prize in the 'Media and Services category in brand bible Superbrands. There are now over 700 Fairtrade retail and catering products available in the UK, up from 150 in 2003. The worlds first Fairtrade coconuts become available at Sainsburys. In November the first Fairtrade certified cotton is launched at a press launch themed Cotton on to Fairtrade held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London. Launch of the first Fairtrade certified rice from the Himalayan foothills in North India.

2006

Retail sales of products with the FAIRTRADE Mark are estimated at 290m, up 46% from 2005, with growth coming across all product areas. Over 1,500 Fairtrade retail and catering products available in the UK. A celebrity photo exhibition with photos by Trevor Leighton is put on at the.gallery@oxo, London. Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation, is appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours List. Silver Kasoro-Atwoki, Director of the Mabale Growers Tea Factory in Uganda, is appointed to the Board of the Fairtrade Foundation. The first Fairtrade ice cream made with Fairtrade certified sugar is launched with Ben & Jerrys Fairtrade Vanilla. The Fairtrade at Work campaign is launched by the Fairtrade Foundation. The Jewish Social Justice Network launches their Fairtrade Synagogues campaign. An international conference on Fairtrade Towns is held in London bringing together campaigns from across Europe and North America. Delegates from 17 different countries attend.

2007

Loose Fairtrade certified bananas are launched by Sainsburys and Waitrose. The Fairtrade Foundation is awarded The Directory of Social Changes Social Change Award in the category of Influencer. A TNS public survey commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation reveals that awareness of the FAIRTRADE Mark has risen to 57% of the adult population. Tearfund and the Soroptomists of Great Britain and Ireland beclome the 14th and 15th members of the Fairtrade Foundation. Sales of Fairtrade certified products top 500m. Fairtrade Foundation wins the Directory of Social Change Innovation Award.

2008
The Co-op switches all of its Own Label hot beverages to Fairtrade. Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation Harriet Lamb releases her book Fighting the Banana Wars. Tate & Lyle announce their commitment to convert 100% of its retail branded sugar to Fairtrade. Comic Relief commits major funding to enable Fairtrade to develop in Africa. Fairtrade Foundation launches Tipping the Balance, a vision to double the impact of UK Fairtrade by 2012.

2009
Cadbury Dairy Milk commits to going Fairtrade. Fairtrade beauty products are launched. Starbucks roll out their 2008 announcement to go 100% Fairtrade for all espresso-based coffees in the UK and Ireland. First Muslim action guide to Fairtrade launches with support from Muslim Aid and Islamic Relief. The Fairtrade Foundation hosts a conference on the effect of the food crisis for small producers. Fair trade South Africa becomes first African Fairtrade market initiative, with support from Fairtrade Foundation. Sainsbury's completes conversion of all own-label roast and ground coffee to Fairtrade