Show Notes
The food and drink we buy has a monumental impact on the lives of farmers and their communities throughout the globe.
Each week, join John Steel, CEO of Cafédirect, the pioneering social enterprise that works in direct partnership with the farmers that grow your coffee, tea and cocoa. We’ll be exploring extraordinary tales of 30 years of doing business differently, speaking with those that believe business is more than making money and looking forward to how we all can build better business.
If you want to hear personal stories about the birth of a different business, the challenges of scaling a purpose driven enterprise and the impact this can have on producers, business and the environment, then this podcast is for you.
Join us as we share the stories of those on the front line of social enterprise from business leaders, academics and farmers themselves and hear how we can all contribute to the evolution of sustainable 21st century food and drink production.
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