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Gepa says discount-store deals undermine fair trade
Gepa says discount deals at Lidl and Aldi harm fair trade.
The German company is competing with the retailers’ own products that carry the Fairtrade label.
Gepa presents itself as especially fair and sustainable.
Its claims raise a question about whether the company meets the standards it sets for itself.
The dispute centres on how discounting affects the fair-trade market.
The issue is whether lower prices undermine fair trade.
No further steps or response are stated.
Gepa says discount-store deals undermine fair trade.
The company sees itself as especially fair and sustainable compared with Fairtrade-labelled own-brand products from Lidl and Aldi.
The article questions whether Gepa meets its own standards.
- Who
- Gepa, a fair-trade company.
- What
- Gepa says discount-store deals undermine fair trade.
- When
- The article was published on 14 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Gepa sees itself as especially fair and sustainable compared with Fairtrade-labelled own-brand products from Lidl and Aldi.
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- Published
- 14 October 2026
- Companies mentioned
- Gepa, Lidl and Aldi
- Competitors
- Fairtrade-labelled own-brand products from Lidl and Aldi