Southern Specialties now offering Fair Trade-certified French beans under 'Today's Gourmet' label
Southern Specialties now offering Fair Trade-certified French beans under 'Today's Gourmet' label
Southern Specialties, a Pompano Beach, FL-based distributor of a full line of specialty produce items, announced it has started shipping Fair Trade-certified French beans under its "Today's Gourmet" label.
Fair Trade USA worked with Southern Specialties and its farms in Guatemala to achieve certification. "Today's Gourmet" French beans display the Fair Trade label on the front of the bag.
"We are very pleased to become a Fair Trade USA partner," Daryl Johnston, vice president of sales for Southern Specialties, said in a press release. "Fair Trade-certified produce supports healthy farming communities and ecosystems while delivering nutritionally rich, great-tasting produce. Retailers can show commitment to their customers and the grower community by offering this ethically sourced Fair Trade-certified product."
Southern Specialties has been a leading grower and shipper of French beans for over 22 years. The "Today's Gourmet" Fair Trade French bean program complements the company's "Southern Selects" product line.
The Fair Trade USA process guarantees that farmers and workers producing Fair Trade-certified goods are paid fair prices and wages, work in safe conditions, protect the environment, and receive community development funds to empower and uplift their communities. "Today's Gourmet" French beans can be found in select Whole Foods stores.