date nights
Syed Usman Shah of Date Sultan on ethical sourcing, inventive fillings and the traditional of eating dates during Ramadan
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Social enterprise selling ethically sourced dates
Founded by Syed Usman Shah, Date Sultan is a social enterprise that imports premium dates from the Middle East while using its influence to help combat modern slavery, a pervasive practice throughout much of the region’s agricultural sector.
When setting up contracts with farmers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine, Date Sultan ensures that everyone in the supply chain is paid fairly and treated well, backed up by personal visits and regular audits.
Gaurav Gautam