Overview

• Sales of 100% fair trade products surged 11% last year to €2.6 billion, marking a new industry high.
• Fairtrade-certified goods represented 83% of total fair trade revenues, driven primarily by coffee and chocolate.
• Approximately 900 worldshops generated €79 million in 2024 but have seen stagnating and declining real-term revenues.
• Four major grocery chains dominate retail, spurring calls for a Bundeskartellamt sector investigation and renewed defense of the German Supply Chain Act.
• Roughly 80% of the sale price of a chocolate bar accrues to industrial manufacturers and Northern Hemisphere retailers, limiting benefits for Global South producers.