Have you ever stopped in your tracks while perusing your local grocery or cosmetic store and considered each and every little step that goes into producing the ingredients used to formulate the product you’re shopping for? It’s important to remember your favorite every day personal-care items don’t just magically appear on the shelves! The ingredients…
Category: Fair Trade
Your Questions Answered
At Jedwards International, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional customer service, offering quality material and competitive pricing. We have qualified sales staff manning the phones Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Eastern time to field the myriad of questions that come our way.
Women’s Gold – Shea Nut Products and Socially Responsible Sourcing
One late April day, as rainy season winds its way into the Ghana landscape, a group of women gathered at a newly formed women’s cooperative to discuss the challenges of harvesting shea nuts, otherwise known there as “Women’s Gold.” The physical demands of working long hours in the hot sun, stooping over to hand…
Jedwards & Fair Trade: A Natural Partnership
At Jedwards, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and the vitality of the cultures they represent. When we encountered an opportunity to source some of our popular products such as shea butter, cocoa butters and powders, and sugar via the Fair Trade network, we jumped at the chance. Buying directly from the…
Coconut Oil
Jedwards International is one of the largest suppliers of bulk organic virgin coconut oil and RBD (refined/bleached/deodorized) organic coconut oil. Recent data from the industry group, Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) states that bulk coconut oil exports to the United States have grown over 3.3% annually over the past 5 years. Having many applications…