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Dean's Beans Raises the Bar for Trade Justice with Two New Agreements - Company further supports trade justice in Peru and Ethiopia
Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company...continues to raise the bar in the area of trade justice with the signing of two new agreements this week regarding Ethiopia and Peru... After long negotiations to assure increased benefits to the farmer, Dean's Beans has signed on to the new Ethiopian trademark initiative... On Friday, Dean's Beans will also sign a pioneering long-term fair trade contract with Peruvian coffee cooperative Oro Verde... The contract commits Dean's Beans and Oro Verde to specific actions regarding price, marketing and product development assistance and broader obligations for community development and cultural revitalization.