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  „The most popular venues for trade were the numerous coffee houses in the city. Here the merchants would sell their wholesale goods to shopkeepers.It was also in these coffee houses that merchants would complain bitterly about the number of losses they were sustaining as a result of cargoes being lost at sea.Some businessmen, sensing an opportunity, began to make deals whereby they promised to reimburse to the merchants the value of the cargo if it did not arrive at port in a fit state for sale. In return for this insurance they demanded a premium. The value of the premium varied with the value of the cargo and, more importantly, with the risk being undertaken.“

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  „Coffee houses and coffee were extremely popular in the 17thCentury London (they were the origin of Lloyd's of London and many other big enterprises).Historians claim that coffee houses drew men from their homes making lonely wives (bannedfrom coffee houses) angry at the beverage. A petition drafted complaining, requesting theclosure of these coffee houses and a large advertisement in favor of tea, converted thiscoffee loving nation into tea drinkers. Colonial America would have followed London's teapreference, with the exception of the "Boston Tea Party" which changed all thatand much more.“

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BBC - London - Where I Live - Features - Tea and Coffee

  „"Funnily enough, the British knew nothing about coffee. But, hey, instant coffee could be made within the commercial break However, tea could not, as you need five minutes to make a cup of leaf tea. Hence the introduction of teabags, which now like instant coffee could be made in the commercial break. But did we really need to have monkey [PG Tips] show us how to make a cup of tea," he says cheekily.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | US to act on cocoa slavery

  „But producer countries, led by the Ivory Coast, are pressing for manufacturers to pay more, saying that is the only way to prevent child slavery. In May, ministers from the Ivory Coast went to London to tell the UK government that without higher prices nothing could prevent poverty-stricken cocoa farmers from using forced labour. See also: 24 Sep 01 | Business Ivory Coast protects cocoa farmers 28 Aug 01 | Business Firms fearful of slavery pay-outs 27 Jul 01 | Africa Cocoa corruption traps Nigerians 14 Jun 01 | Africa Ivory Coast to fight child trafficking 04 May 01 | UK UK joins fight against 'chocolate slavery' 04 May 01 | Africa Ivory Coast accuses chocolate companies 26 Oct 00 | Business Cocoa hoard protects chocolate supplies 03 May 01 | Business Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee 26 Feb 01 | Business Cocoa price surge concerns Internet links: International Cocoa OrganisationIvory CoastCocoa Association LondonChocolate information The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: WorldCom chiefs refuse to testify Buoyant eBay snaps up bills firm Digital TV woes hit Pace profits Bush vows action after scandals Merck 'exaggerated' revenue in accounts Congress pushes accounting reform Oil trade thaws US-Russian ties HIV: the drug firms' quest for a cure Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Bitter harvest for Vietnam coffee farmers

  „London coffee futures jumped by 5%, hitting a two-year high of $743 a tonne. But it will take a more sustained rally to bail out Vietnam's economy, which has suffered from its growing reliance on the crop. The country earned some $260m from coffee in 2001-02, just over one-third as much as it brought in four years earlier.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Ducati voted Britain's coolest brand

  „"If you look at cool brands they share a fusion of vision and originality," he said. The full list Outside the top five, these were the coolest brands chosen by the panel: The London Eye Sportswear manufacturer Adidas Computer firm Apple Japanese beer Asahi and Red Stripe lager Beauty product firms Aveda and The Healing Garden Perfumes Cacharel and Opium Women's magazine Cosmopolitan, style magazine Dazed & Confused and listings magazine Time Out Fashion labels Diesel, DKNY, Kangol, Hope and Glory Designers Tommy Hilfiger, Vivienne Westwood, John Rocha, and Jean Paul Gaultier High street chain Top Shop and fashion chain Moist and Selfridges The Star Wars saga Cartoons The Simpsons and South Park Japanese character Hello Kitty Music channel MTV The airline Virgin Atlantic Camera manufacturer Olympus Haagen Dazs ice cream Coffee machine manufacturer Gaggia Goldsmiths College, London, where artists Damien Hurst and Lucian Freud studied Car makers Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen Beetle and Lambretta scooters London bar Denim, London private members club Home House, and nightclubs Manumission and Po Na Na Restaurants Yo Sushi! and Wagamama Oakley sunglasses and Tag Heuer watches Scalextric and Microsoft's Xbox games console Office furniture company Vitra. Which brands do you think are missing from the list?“

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