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Founders: Salem El-Mogaddedi & Gernot Würtenberger
Location: Berlin, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Myanmar, and Ukraine, Palestine, Cambodia
Products: Coffee, tea, ginger, saffron, Freekeh, pepper
Conflictfood engages in fair and direct trade with coffee, tea, and ginger from Myanmar, saffron from Afghanistan, Freekeh from Palestine, and, as of this year, pepper from Cambodia, as well as tea from Ukraine. It has won numerous awards, including the Next Organic Start-up Award 2016 and the iF Social Impact Prize 2018. It was a finalist for the German Sustainability Award 2022 in the Supply Chain category. The German Sustainability Award is the largest accolade in Europe for ecological and social commitment.
Conflictfood follows the "slow start-up" principle, is self-financed, and aims for slow, healthy growth. The international five-member team of the company lives and works in Berlin. They share a strong interest in political contexts, global solutions for a more peaceful world, and the belief that the enjoyment of delicious food can contribute to international understanding.