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  „ Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee “

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  „The murmurs of upmarket chat, the clicks of a neighbour's laptop, the buzz of a mobile phone, and all around the aroma of roasting coffee beans. It's the 21st century and if you're one of Howard Schultz's coffee converts, you're no doubt sitting in a Starbucks. Coffee with fries?“

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  „The result of this competition has driven the cost of raw coffee beans to a 30 year low, with growers receiving less than cost price for their beans. Such competition presently benefits the roasters (the main ones being Nestlé, Philip Morris-Kraft, Procter and Gamble and Sara Lee/Douwe Egberts). Nestlé is reported to make 26% profit on its processed coffee (more than most other products on the supermarket shelves). Competition on price is driving people into poverty.“

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  „The seeds of this shrub, which belongs to the Madder family , are called coffee, as is the beverage made from them, produced by passing boiled water through a filter containing ground roasted coffee beans. It can be consumed warm or cold and in any of the following styles: instant, filter, cappuccino , espresso (so strong you are only allowed 5ml at any one time, and it must be served in a steel reinforced cup), mocha , latte, or any combination of these with the word 'double' attached somewhere. Some drink their coffee with cream and sugar, others with milk and sugar ; but purists claim the only way to drink a cup of 'Joe' is black... with or without sugar.Columbia is not the only country to produce fine grains of ambrosia.“

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  „Then we dump the rest into a pitcher and keep it in the fridge. Drink it cold instead of sodas or on mornings when I'm too rushed to make a fresh carafe. A pound of good, whole coffee beans costs a little more than two Starbucks drinks, and lasts for at least two or three weeks, depending on your rate of consumption.“

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  „But why are coffee prices in the supermarkets and cafes stable while world coffee prices fluctuate? Many of the expenses incurred - for example taxes, customs charges and wage costs to coffee roasters - are fixed. The fixed costs account for a large proportion of the price paid by consumers in the UK, while the fluctuating world price for coffee is but a small part of the total. In addition, the big coffee processors, like for example Kraft, Sara Lee, Procter & Gamble and Nestle, will hedge their risks using financial futures contracts, and this will stabilise the prices they pay for green coffee.“

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