On the Street - CIRANDA Adds Fair Trade Oils and Shortenings

A major supplier of innovative organic ingredients announced the expansion of its fair trade, organic product lines. CIRANDA's EcoSocial certified palmfruit(tm) oils and shortening has been added to its fair trade cocoa products. CIRANDA's Palmfruit palm products are produced by AgroPalma and certified by IBD Brazil. The EcoSocial certification assures that the producer practices fair relations in trading socially and environmentally certified products. It also verifies that the producer invests in programs of human and social development for employees, farmers and neighborhood communities, as well as in programs of environmental conservation. CIRANDA, 715-386-1737, www.ciranda.comFrom the March 30, 2009, Prepared foods E-dition