BBC News | BUSINESS | Viennese in a froth over Starbucks (#)

  „Other American-style coffee enterprises serving similar fare to Starbucks' bagels, brownies and flavoured coffees, may also be under threat. One such is the Coffeeshop Company, located around the corner from the new branch of Starbucks. "We are like David to their Goliath," said part-time worker Iris Schaerf, whose uncle founded the shop. "But we're not afraid because we have better coffee." See also: 04 Jul 01 | Business Starbucks targets Viennese market 24 Dec 98 | From Our Own Correspondent Vienna and coffee: A love affair 17 Sep 98 | The Company File Starbucks storms into UK 01 May 01 | UK What is anti-globalisation? 07 Nov 00 | Business The limits of globalisation 16 May 01 | Business Coffee farmers 'face destitution' Internet links: Starbucks 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 - London - Where I Live - Features - Tea and Coffee

  „But like everything, not everyone loves them. For some people, these American-style trendy coffee shops are overpriced. Others refuse to buy from them, on the grounds that they feel these chains hugely exploit the coffee farmers and yet charge high prices and therefore reap huge profits.“

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BBC News | Hurricane Mitch | Coffee crops hit by hurricane

  „But up to 25% of the crop in Guatemala, the biggest producer, is at risk, while hundreds of thousands of bags of coffee have been destroyed in Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. Coffee prices may rise because of the hurricaneEstimates of the damage have been hampered by the destruction of transport links, which has meant it has been impossible to reach the plantations to make an assessment. The road damage has also put the remainder of the crop at risk. Continual rain has sped up the ripening of the beans, which will rot if they cannot reach processing mills in time.“

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BBC - iCan - - A1978752 - Making all trade Fair Trade

  „The second set applies to organised workers, whose employers pay decent wages, guarantee the right to join trade unions and provide decent housing, where relevant. On plantations and in factories, minimum health and safety as well as environmental standards must be complied with, and no child or forced labour can occur."As Fairtrade is also about development, the generic standards distinguish between minimum requirements which producers must meet to be certified Fairtrade. Progress requirements also encourage producer organisations to continuously improve working conditions and product quality, to increase the environmental sustainability of their organisations and the welfare of their members or workers."Trading standards stipulate that traders must:* Pay a price to producers that covers the costs of sustainable production and living;* Pay a premium that producers can invest in development;* Make partial advance payments when requested by producers;* Sign contracts that allow for long-term planning and sustainable production practices."The Fairtrade Foundations, with its international partners, checks that approved products continue to meet these criteria."[Additional comments from Francis]Cambridge city council has passed a fairtrade resolution to promote and support Fair Trade in Cambridge. However, there is more work to do to get shops and workplaces stocking and using fair trade products before the Fairtrade Foundation declare us a "Fairtrade Town".The exact criteria to be declared a fairtrade town are available on the Fairtrade Foundation website: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved_fairtrade_towns.htmThe aim is to encourage us in Cambridge to take practical action, merely by buying a different product, to help the lives now of producers in developing countries.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Co-op moves to fair trade coffee

  „The Co-op is sourcing its fair trade coffee, which will be used to make its instant and ground coffee brands, from five farmer co-operatives - four in Central and South America and one in Tanzania, East Africa.“

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