BBC News | The Company File | Starbucks storms into UK (#)
„It also operates franchises at most US airports, and in-store coffee bars at other retailers, like booksellers Barnes & Noble. One quarter of its sales comes from selling coffee beans and coffee making equipment. It has also been experimenting with other products, like coffee ice cream and a "frapucinno" cold drink. The company launched its first international operations in Asia in 1996, and now has 30 stores in Japan and the Far East.“
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BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee
„In other words, coffee is a cyclical crop. Are there other factors that influence the level of world coffee production? Sometimes storms, a late frost, crop disease, war, exchange rate fluctuations or other unpredictable events can force coffee farmers out of business. While at other times, centralised political decisions to produce more or less will affect output levels.“
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BBC NEWS | Business | East African coffee growers fight back
„Coffee prices reached their lowest level for almost 40 years at the start of 2002. Kenya produces some of the world's top grade Arabica coffee beans but quality and output have fallen because the poor prices have persuaded farmers to turn to other crops. "If the quality of the coffee produced in the regions improves, then farmers will get better prices," Mr Kawuma said. The EAFCA hopes it can improve coffee growing practices which have deteriorated as earnings have fallen.“
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„Coffee FactsCoffee beans grow on small trees .It takes the annual yield of one tree to produce one pound of roasted beans.Coffee beans are grown in subtropical regions around the world.The biggest growers are Brazil and Columbia.Commercial coffee crops are of two main types: Robustas and Arabicas.Robusta coffee has twice as much caffeine as Arabica.It takes about 40 beans to make an espresso.Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans are the most expensive in the world.Coffee beans of several types are roasted together to produce appealing flavours.Coffee can be used as a breakfast drink (or as just plain breakfast), with a luncheon snack, or for after-dinner with desert. Not only does it wake you up and keep you going, but the smell also invigorates the room that you are in. However, coffee does not have to be taken alone: there are a myriad of coffee snacks, which enliven the experience.“
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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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BBC News | BUSINESS | Quality focus boosts coffee growers
„The coffee market is in the doldrums and prices are low. However, some Bolivian coffee farmers now hope to improve their lot by growing top-quality beans. Andrew Enever reports from Bolivia. Coffee production has been a bad business in recent times.“
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