Lorna Young

Lorna Young (15 June 1952 - 5 July 1996) leading contributor to bringing Fair Trade produce from third world countries to mainstream supermarkets in the UK.[1][2]

Lorna Young
Lorna Young
Born(1952-06-15)15 June 1952
Dumfries, Scotland
Died5 July 1996(1996-07-05) (aged 44)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupationbusinesswoman
Known forPioneer of Free Trade in the UK
Partner(s)Iain Black
Websitehttps://www.lyf.org.uk/

Early life

Young was born in Dumfries and studied as a youth and community worker at Moray House. In 1975 she left the course to pursue a career in bookselling, working for the next 15 years at the medical publishers Churchill-Livingstone and later at Chambers.[1][2] She then became the Sales Director for Campaign Coffee.[3]

Fair trade

Young joined Equal Exchange, initially setup as Campaign Coffee Scotland, in the 1980s. Young introduced a commercial aspect to the charity leading to the sale of fair trade coffee in mainstream UK supermarkets for the first time.[1][3]

As the first UK Sales Director of Cafedirect Young increased the market share for Fair Trade coffee across the UK.[2] Working in partnership with Oxfam, Traidcraft and Twin Trading, Young secured the first commercial contract for Cafedirect in Co-op and Safeway's Scottish stores in 1992.[4] Eventually leading to stock of Cafedirect in all major UK supermarket chains.

Lorna Young Foundation

Setup in 2010 and named for Young, the Lorna Young Foundation raises money for sustainable farming in Africa, primarily through open source Farmer Radio programmes. The radio programmes are designed to include education on successful farming and access to information such as crop prices.[5][6][7]

Death and health

Young died suddenly in 1996, she had previously undergone three heart valve transplant operations having been born with a heart condition.[1]

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See also

References
  1. The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Ewan, Elizabeth. Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474436298. OCLC 1057237368.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Obituary: Lorna Young". The Independent. 1996-08-02. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. "Lorna Young". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. "Scotland: A Fair Trade Nation ... - Scottish Fair Trade Forum". www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  6. "Lorna Young Foundation". The Big Give. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  7. "Home Page". www.lyf.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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