Tea & Coffee 09/04 - Dominican Republic Gets Serious About Quality Coffee Exports (#)

„Most Dominican producers process their coffee themselves, in small wet mills called “beneficios humedos.” All coffee is wet-processed, cherries are depulped fresh (within 24 hours), naturally fermented, washed and pre-dried in the sun. Coffee beans are then transported to large dry mills where the coffee is prepared for export or for sale in the domestic market. Only a few lots are singled out to be selected by hand.“

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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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Café Forum| Northern CA Coffee Companies | Page 1 (#)

„An honest cup of coffee, coffee beans and hardware items for sale - 201 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 - Tel: 415 967-4473“

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