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Burning Bright: Fair Trade Incense That Transforms Communities

The incense sticks sold at Good Taste are made by the company Greater Goods, a guaranteed World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) who plant a tree for every order placed. All the incense sticks are made by hand using the ‘masala method’ where the paste is made and applied to the sticks one at a time. […]

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How does Tony’s Chocolonely help ‘‘end exploitation in cocoa’’?

Chocolate is one of those universally accepted foods that everyone agrees is sensational, but do you know how it’s made and the secret dark side behind the chocolate industry that all the big companies want you to forget? We set work experience student Oscar, the challenge of finding out all about the chocolate making process […]

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Why are coffee prices on the rise?

If you’ve noticed the price of your coffee increasing, you’re not alone! The price for Arabica beans, the world’s favourite variety – which is used in various products sold at Good Taste – spiked 18% in 2024. There are several factors contributing to this coffee price inflation.  One of the biggest reasons for increasing coffee […]

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Stocking Fillers

Are you in need of a few ‘little bits’ either to go in a stocking, as a table present or for a secret Santa? If you are looking for an ethical alternative to throwaway, plastic tat, then look no further – we have rounded up our pick of the best gifts under £5! As always […]

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Ladies’ Gift Guide

Whether you’re shopping for a friend, your mum, sister, auntie, granny, daughter…. we’ve got you covered! Our shelves are just full of beautiful items which are sure to bring a smile to her face on Christmas Day! We’ve narrowed it down to our top six gifts… read on for the ultimate ethical gift inspiration for […]

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Children’s Gift Guide

You don’t have to fall down the trap of buying plastic for the children in your lift this Christmas, it is possible to buy ethically when shopping for little ones this Christmas. Our top tip is to check out pre-loved shopping websites such as Ebay and Facebook Marketplace as well as your local charity shop […]

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Men’s Gift Guide

We know how difficult it can be to find gifts for the men in your life… but fear not we’re here and we’ve summed up our top ethical picks which are sure to make him smile on Christmas morning! Some of the products listed are not available on our webshop, however if you aren’t local […]

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The loyalty card – why now is the right time to press pause.

The History… We introduced our loyalty card in early 2017, it was was designed by Chloe, our French intern and rolled out to customers to celebrate our second birthday. We launched the loyalty card more of a thank you to our customers for shopping with us, rather than a means of encouragement to bring in […]

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Welcome Students!

If you’ve just arrived or are returning, welcome!  We hope you will love your time in Sheffield. We are proud to be Sheffield’s only Fair Trade shop and we hope you will pay us a visit. We are conveniently located in Broomhill. In fact, you may have already walked past our windows, did you know […]

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About Good Taste – By Kai

Good Taste is a very nice little shop in Broomhill. They sell fair trade items and the profits go to a charity organisation called Taste. They sell some very cool handmade items which are imported from all around the world. For example, this dog which is made out of scrap metal from a bike. There […]