The answer to that question largely depends on what your overall goal is. The direct trade term broadly means the company aims to build sustainable trade practices without middlemen, and fair trade ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. This infographic, created by Chuck Patton of Bird Rock ...

While not a new concept, the specialty coffee industry has embraced “direct trade” in the last decade years. The term reflects a farm-to-table ethos in a product that has to travel thousands of miles ...

When I was little, my grandfather fed me chocolate, mostly to keep me quiet—Hershey Bars, Three Musketeers, Kit Kats, Rolos, hot fudge sundaes. These chocolates of my childhood, fluffy candies molded ...