AMMANFORD FAIRTRADE DIRECTORY

With the increasing rise in the number of Fairtrade goods available in Ammanford, the need for a Fairtrade directory is much less than it was when we produced our first directory in 2002, when you really did have to hunt around to find Fairtrade products. Now, several of the most popular chocolate bars are Fairtrade, and all the supermarkets at least have the basics of Fairtrade tea, coffee, etc.

This guide does not include those who have become Fairtrade stockists by default due to Cadbury's, Nestle or Mars converting some of their ranges to Fairtrade. (For example, the cafes list could have been longer if we included those using Cadbury's hot chocolate, and every newsagent could have been included for stocking Maltesers or Kit Kat or Dairy Milk). This guide advertises those who have made more of a conscious effort to stock and support Fairtrade.

SUPERMARKETS AND LARGER STORES :

Boots : For Fairtrade in Boots, look for the EXTRACTS range of fairtrade health and beauty care products. Also coffee and cookie and hot chocolate fairtrade gift packs. 

Co-Operative : Ammanford's biggest range of Fairtrade foods, and more. While you expect to find fairtrade coffee and bananas in most supermarkets nowadays, the Co-Op also has fairtrade cotton wool and barbecues! Sugar, Wines and chocolate (all their own brand chocolate), or muesli, fruit juice and dried mangoes... Something to suit any diet! Rowse honey, Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and a big range of fairtrade nuts and healthy snack packs are other highlights. A real choice of Fairtrade teas, coffees and hot chocolate too. And fairtrade cotton bags to put it all in!

The store also has lots of information about Fairtrade, in the form of large photo-panels, and a community noticeboard where we advertise Ammanford Fairtrade Group meetings. They also supply bananas for our famous annual Fairtrade Banana Split!

Lidl : For Fairtrade in LIDL, look for the FAIRGLOBE range which features bananas, chocolate, juice, coffee and sugar. They also have fairtrade cotton bags to put your fairtrade shopping in!

Tesco : All the Fairtrade basics of drinks, sugars, and chocolates are available.

 INDEPENDENT STORES :

Bertram's, College Street Arcade : A lovely selection of Fair Trade crafts and gifts, specialising in musical instruments.

Flowercraft, College Street Arcade : A range of Fairtrade flowers and gifts available to order through Interflora.

Harmony, Wind Street : A great range of attractive Fair Trade crafts, gifts and homeware. Also clothing, bags and scarves. Also operates as an holistic centre and teaching venue.

Jelf's, Wind Street : A variety of fairtrade herbal, green and fruit teas, healthy snacks and Goodlife’s Fairtrade range of Nut Cutlets and Spicy Bean Quarter Pounders. And mollasses too!

CAFES :

i-smooth, College Street : A community cafe, operating as a social enterprise. All hot drinks are Fairtrade. 

Gregg's, Quay Street : All Gregg's tea, coffee and hot chocolate is fairtrade, as is their orange juice.

No. 6, High Street : Fairtrade coffee and hot chocolate, and yummy home made fairtrade malteser crunch biscuits!

 

LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE A FAIRTRADE SHOPPER OR STOCKIST SOMEWHERE NOT MENTIONED ABOVE!