{"id":1308,"date":"2009-02-27T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T10:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2009-02-27T13:07:30","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T12:07:30","slug":"visitors-find-food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/company-news\/visitors-find-food-for-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors find food for thought!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/conservatives-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1310\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Wendy Morton, Bernard Jenkin MP, Victor Morgan, Andy Redfern\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/conservatives-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We never like to miss the opportunity to bend the ear of a politician \u2013 yesterday we had two visit the Ethical Superstore. Wendy Morton, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Tynemouth, was welcoming Bernard Jenkin MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, to our region, and decided that Ethical Superstore would be a great example of a North East business doing well despite the tough conditions. After a tour of the warehouse and offices, a fairtrade cup of tea was enjoyed by all.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Redfern commented\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s all too easy to criticize politicians for being out of touch, so we never like to miss the chance to let them know what it\u2019s like at the grass roots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wendy gave us this feedback &#8220;As a Conservative I support Fairtrade. Developing Countries need aid but they also need economic development, trade and skills to lift them out of poverty. That&#8217;s why I believe Fairtrade is important.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was really impressed by the vast range of Fairtrade and ethical products at the Ethical Superstore &#8211; they have everything from groceries, to gadgets, to gifts. But what struck me most was the innovation and imagination behind many of the products. For example <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/products\/doy\/\">handbags made from recycled juice packets<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/category\/home-and-garden\/kitchen-and-dining\/tableware\/green-glass.html\">beer glasses made from recycled bottles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Visiting a place like this really does provide food for thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We never like to miss the opportunity to bend the ear of a politician \u2013 yesterday we had two visit the Ethical Superstore. 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