Twin Trading was an alternative trading company in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1985 and was based in London. [1]
Twin Trading was wholly owned by Twin, a registered charity and membership organisation. It was co-founded by economist Michael Barratt Brown, who was also at one time its chairman. [1] He stood down from the Board in August 2007. [2]
Twin was founded as the Third World Information Network with the support of the Greater London Council. [1] In 1988 it began to import coffee, sold through Oxfam and Traidcraft, [3] leading to the 1988 founding of Cafédirect by Twin [1] with Oxfam, Traidcraft and Equal Exchange Trading. In 1993, Twin helped chocolate farmers in Ghana to found the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative, and in 1998 Divine Chocolate was formed, [1] largely owned by Kuapa Kokoo, to market Fairtrade chocolate. Twin also launched OKÉ and Liberation Nuts.
In November 2019 it was bought by Sustainable Harvest, [4] a United States-based green coffee importer. [5]
Twin Trading was an alternative trading company in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1985 and was based in London. [1]
Twin Trading was wholly owned by Twin, a registered charity and membership organisation. It was co-founded by economist Michael Barratt Brown, who was also at one time its chairman. [1] He stood down from the Board in August 2007. [2]
Twin was founded as the Third World Information Network with the support of the Greater London Council. [1] In 1988 it began to import coffee, sold through Oxfam and Traidcraft, [3] leading to the 1988 founding of Cafédirect by Twin [1] with Oxfam, Traidcraft and Equal Exchange Trading. In 1993, Twin helped chocolate farmers in Ghana to found the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative, and in 1998 Divine Chocolate was formed, [1] largely owned by Kuapa Kokoo, to market Fairtrade chocolate. Twin also launched OKÉ and Liberation Nuts.
In November 2019 it was bought by Sustainable Harvest, [4] a United States-based green coffee importer. [5]