The campaign was launched in front of the ice cream parlour "Eisträumerei". Together with Deputy Mayor for the Environment Heiko Rosenthal a group of children from the St. Nikolai Day nursery enjoyed a taste of this special ice cream. "This is now the fifth Fair Ice Cream Summer, which shows that Leipzig not only supports fair trade as a city, but that the fair trade concept is an integral part of our society. I'm specially delighted about the ice cream parlours which over the past year have switched to fair trade coffee and are also offering fair trade ice cream all the year round", says Heiko Rosenthal.
Over the next four weeks it will not just be a question of enjoying fair ice cream but also rating the ice creamis online, finding out more about the principles of fair trade and - with a bit of luck - winning €20 voucher for the fair trade shop. All the varieties of ice cream are displayed at www.leipzig-handelt-fair.de and here participants can vote for the variety of ice cream with fair trade ingredients which is their favourite this year.
The following ice cream parlours are participating
- Eisträumerei in Riebeckstraße
- San Remo in Hainstraße
- Eisdiele Brakers Go in Bornaische Straße
- Café Pascucci in Thomasgasse
- Eiscafé Florenz in Georg-Schumann-Straße
- San Remo in Nikolaistraße
- Gustav H. in Baedekerstraße
- Musikpavillon in Clara-Park
- Vanille & Zimt in Bornaische Straße.
Ice Cream Summer aims to promote fair trade
The Ice Cream Summer is an initiative launched by the Fairtrade Town Leipzig steering group for the purpose of creating awareness of fair trade. "Fair trade" guarantees producers in developing countries better terms of trade and fair prices , for example for the chocolate or vanilla which are used in Germany's favourite ice cream varieties. Since 2011 Leipzig has been designated a 'Fairtrade Town' and in 2015 it won one of the five principal prizes in the "Capital of Fair Trade" competition.
For more information about the initiative and the local steering group please see www.leipzig-handelt-fair.de.