BBC News | BUSINESS | Starbucks takes on its critics

BBC News | BUSINESS | Starbucks takes on its critics ()

  „But they stress that it could do so much more. They want Starbucks to brew Fair Trade coffee more often, rather than simply offering the beans for sale. This year, for example, Starbucks will buy a million pounds of Fair Trade coffee, less than 1% of the company's total purchases. For its part, Starbucks resents being picked on.“

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  „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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  „Since 2000, consumers have been demanding that Starbucks offer BREWED Fair Trade coffee as well as whole bean. Many Starbucks cafes will brew a pot of Fair Trade - but only if specifically asked.Meanwhile Fair Trade Coffee has yet to be promoted as the brewed Coffee of the Day, which is the only way to ensure real volume for Fair Trade Farmers.Read Global Exchange's statement on Starbucks recently introduced "CAFE Program."“

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  „This apparent paradox should be no surprise to anyone who actually tastes American specialty coffees rather than generalizing about them. Starbucks has been moderating its roast levels in its whole bean menu for some years now, whereas many of its smaller competitors have been roasting darker and darker, perhaps in an effort to out-Starbucks Starbucks.True, Starbucks espresso and its house blend still taste mildly burned most of the time, as did the organic Sumatra reviewed here.“

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