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Looking at 158 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the products for their excellent quality and delicious taste, often highlighting specific items. Many people appreciate the company's commitment to fair trade and sustainability. The delivery service is frequently described as speedy and efficient, with orders arriving promptly and well-packaged. However, some customers reported issues with packaging, noting instances where items arrived damaged or squashed, leading to product spills. A few people also mentioned receiving incorrect items or products with shorter best-before dates than advertised.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My parcel arrived speedily and was very well packed in sustainable packaging. It's great to be able to purchase Fair Trade food stuffs and Transform Trade's tea bags alongside organic and ethical goo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've been buying from True Origin since it started and Just Trading Scotland before that. We love True Origin vision and mission towards sustainability, quality products and putting people and plane... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A really good range of products, including delicious and versatile Kilombero rice from Malawi, dried mango from Burkina Faso, and pineapple jam from Kenya, all carefully-packed and delivered speedil... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My order arrived very quickly and everything was in order as expected. I have used Traidcraft Tea for many years and love its delicious strong taste, enough for the largest cup. We have enjoyed the... See more


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True Origin Foods works directly with a network of smallholder farmers and producers in the global south to source the finest ethical foods.


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

718 reviews

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Replied to 66% of negative reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

True Origin Inspiringies always most…

Phone calls and deliveries always most satisfactory and positive.
Glad to be back in loop after covid interruption.
The whole ethical side and morale is infectious and inspiring.
Many thanks for helping us all and more to make world a better place.

4 September 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Prompt service

Order delivered promptly. As I buy goods in order to sell them on my fair trade stall at church, I'm not able to rate the individual products myself.

16 August 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Complete order for a church Fairtrade stall arrived within a week of ordering, well packaged and during the specified time slot. I'm looking forward to sharing these great products with others.

25 August 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good produce

I cannot fault you on the quality of your produce, though I've not tried all the latest items I ordered yet.

I made the beer bread from the free gift you sent me previously and enjoyed it - thank you!

However - the packaging was huge - is it not possible to use smaller boxes for smaller orders? Or is too costly to have different sized ones?

With thanks!
LMH

5 August 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mostly

Mostly, it was great, but I couldn't understand why there was so much packaging - 2 boxes of tea in a box, but then that box put into a much bigger box. I'm grateful for the explanation in response to my first review, letting me know that it's to ensure the tea arrived intact, as the smaller box wouldn't have withstood the weight of other packages in the delivery van. Thank you.

3 August 2024
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Reply from True Origin

Sorry to hear you are unhappy with our packaging. The outer case of tea of is flimsy and doesn't have a lot of weight, Sending the product like that would result in damages to the tea inside the box as delivery vans have multiple packages of various weight stacked on top of each other. All our packaging is recyclable and the boxes can be reused. Our priority is to ensure you receive the correct stock in the condition as advertised.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The order took 12 days to come

The order took 12 days to come. Orders from two other fairtrade companies came within 5-6 days. The delay mattered as I was going to be away from home.

25 July 2024
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Reply from True Origin

Hi John,
Sorry to hear about your long delivery lead time. I have looked into this for you. Your order was placed on 10/07/2024 and despatched on 12/07/2024. Your parcel was resent to us because the address label was damaged in transit. We resent your order on 19/07/2024 which was a Friday so the order was not collected by Royal Mail until 22/07/2024. I can only apologize for your experience with us which is out of the ordinary. If in future you are concerned about order lead times please get in contact with us on 0141 255 0901.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ticks all my boxes!

Great products, and a good flyer enclosed about the benefits for farmers and people at home, eco-friendly packaging..... and a freebie bar of chocolate, short shelf life, but a lovely surprise!

6 July 2024

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