Around 85% of global saffron comes from Iran, where it is still produced on small family farms, but it’s thanks to the establishment of the ‘Arghavan Dasht e Paeezan’ cooperative in October 2012 that Steenbergs is able to import this hand-picked saffron under the Fairtrade banner.
“We may still be a relatively small company,” said Axel Steenberg, founder of Steenbergs with his wife Sophie in 2003, “but we continue to innovate and constantly strive to provide the best quality ingredients with the highest ethical provenance at the right price, and our customers appreciate it.”
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