World Bank Group | Agriculture & Rural Development | Executive Summary - Coffee Markets: New Paradigms in Global Supply and Demand (#)

„These markets are still small and even modest changes in supply and demand can impact prices. Most of the major coffee companies are instituting increased requirements for sustainable growing practices that will require further adoption and certification of these practices. Several very large buyers that are now testing the market with these products claim that there is a limited supply if they should decide to make a stronger commitment. As markets for differentiated coffees grow, there is an increasing need for consumers to understand the sometimes complex verification or certification processes that apply to the standards-oriented coffees, such as organic, fair trade, eco-friendly, Utz Kapeh, and those using Geographic Indicators of Origin (GIO).“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„TransFair USA, a non-profit agency, is the only organization providing independent, third-party certification of Fair Trade products in the US. TransFair promotes mutually-beneficial relationships between farmers and coffee companies, and educates consumers about international trade and economic development. Through regular visits to Fair Trade farmer cooperatives, and partnerships with participating coffee companies in the US, TransFair guarantees that farmers who produce Fair Trade Certified products have received a decent living wage. By monitoring trade from crop to cup, TransFair guarantees that Fair Trade Certified products were grown and traded responsibly.“

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Green Coffee Storage Issues (#)

„The truth of the matter,however, is that storage and shipping conditions can still make a big differencein the overall cup quality of a coffee. "It surprises me a lot,"says one roaster, "you would think the storage companies would havethis stuff down cold." There are varying opinions among coffee storageexperts both about what is in fact necessary for storing green coffee,and about what the ideal conditions for storing coffee are. We did, however,find that there is a consensus on three variables that we should be concernedabout: humidity, temperature, and warehousing conditions.“

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BSCA - News (#)

„In addition to the recent Honduras auction, El Salvador and Nicaragua farmers also held successful Cup of Excellence auctions this summer for their winning coffees. Between the three auctions, 85 coffee lots were sold to 23 U.S. companies, 22 European companies representing England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Spain, France, Norway and Germany, 19 Japanese companies and 1 Canadian company. The Cup of Excellence family is growing as an increasing array of international roasters support the efforts of quality farmers from a variety of countries.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„Commercial coffees are distinct from specialty coffees. They are the generic, roasted and ground coffees offered primarily by the three major coffee companies (Phillip Morris/Kraft, Proctor & Gamble and Nestlé). Commercial coffees usually blend beans of both arabica and robusta types. Even if the beans come from only one producing country, the sources or growing attributes of the blended coffees are difficult to trace or identify.“

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ICAFE (#)

„The main events organized by Sintercafé are the International Coffee Week (Sintercafé) and Jornada por Costa Rica (a symposium focusing on Costa Rica). Sintercafé is a convention attended by close to 500 executives of the most prestigious coffee companies in the world. They gather to hear lectures, visit places of interest, hold cupping seminars and participate in cultural and sporting activities. Sintercafé provides an opportunity for networking and for recruiting new clients.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Given the expansion and consolidation of the specialty coffee business since then (the singular store in burlap and pine has become a chain of stores suavely swathed in dark matte Formica and photo murals of coffee branches), invasions of supermarkets by bulk coffee installations, and canned counterattacks from the large commercial coffee companies, I found myself wondering whether the specialty/commercial line has become so mushy that a coffee lover might do about as well in a supermarket as at the specialty store down the street.“

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Organic News Winter/Spring 1999 (#)

„We can inform our supermarkets and favorite caféss that we want to drink fairly traded coffee. Although Equal Exchange is the only large-scale, consumer-oriented fair trade coffee importer in the U.S., other companies assume a more behind-the-scenes role. Cafés Campesino sells fair trade coffee beans not to consumers but to roasters. Contact them to find retailers that sell their beans.“

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Global Exchange : Fair Trade Coffee (#)

„We need Fair Trade now more than ever," says Jerónimo Bollen, Director of Manos Campesinas, a Fair Trade coffee cooperative in Guatemala. Meanwhile coffee companies have not lowered consumer prices but are pocketing the difference. "The drastic fall in coffee prices means, in two words, poverty and hunger for thousands of small producers in Latin America," says Merling Preza Ramos, Director of PRODECOOP Fair Trade cooperative in Nicaragua. Learn more about the coffee crisis by reading Global Exchange's statement .“

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Office Coffee as Perk (#)

„While espresso is not a primary item in the office, it isdefinitely part of the foodservice business. All companies offer a variety of regularcoffees in straights, blends, flavors, and decaffeinated. Consumer demand for variety andpackage size has created a need for producing several weights and case sizes that includea variety of coffees. Large wholesale foodservice distributors such as Sysco and Ara havestrict guidelines, and specific price points, that are best met by larger companies suchas European Coffee Classics.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„CQI is establishing Coffee Corps, a volunteer program to help improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers. Coffee Corps mobilizes top level expertise on a volunteer basis from US coffee companies, the Coffee Corps program will help small farmers improve the quality of their production and tap into high paying markets that would have been inaccessible to them. Anyone interested in being a volunteer in this project should check out the website mentioned above.“

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Tea & Coffee 08/02 - Private Label: The Best Kept Secret In Coffee and Tea (#)

„Private label companies also provide useful services to lower-profile niches of the coffee market. The Heritage Coffee Companies private label for specialty micro roasters looking for a partner to handle certain packaging configurations they may not presently manufacture, people who have been roasting their own as a micro roaster but realize they would be better served focusing on sales, as well as to foodservice distributors looking to have better control of their coffee programs.“

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Coffee Kids | About Our Documentary (#)

„Yet, many consumers are not aware of this situation. The Coffee Kids documentary gives a human face to the statistics, and it shows that there are concrete ways in which companies and individuals can immediately help farmers to improve the quality of their lives. We hope these broadcasts will encourage viewers to take immediate action to help the children, men and women who live in coffee-growing regions."“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„Finally, Bellissimo realized it was time for ABC’s. Bellissimo spoke to many companies in the industry and they reinforced the idea that the specialty coffee industry desperately needed this type of school. Many said that no company but Bellissimo could create a curriculum that would give attendees the information and training they needed to succeed in the specialty coffee business. Thus, ABC’s was born.“

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Shade Coffee at the Altar of Sacrifice (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Oxfam is attacking what it calls the big four coffee companies - Kraft, Sara Lee, Procter & Gamble and Nestle - which it says buy nearly half the world's coffee crop between them. The charity argues that the companies make huge profits while farmers receive only 5% of the retail price. "They know there is terrible human suffering at the heart of their business and yet they do virtually nothing to help," said Oxfam’s campaigns director Adrian Lovett.“

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PR Fair Trade Pioneers 9/00 (#)

„However, there are over 300 fair trade registered co-ops around the world with 550,000 farmer members. With little or no participation by other US coffee companies these farmers can only sell a fraction of their crop on fair trade terms. For example, one Equal Exchange partner in Peru, COCLA, produces over 18,000,000 pounds of coffee annually, but can export just 15 percent of its harvest on fair trade terms. They must sell the rest at much lower prices and on worse terms.“

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CB Miller (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Miller, BetterBeans.Com: Our Reason for Be'an Small coffee roasters are perking up all over the country, recreating styles and blends which were nearly impossible to find just a few years ago. The quality of these blends remains unparalleled by those of the giant coffee companies. However, it is difficult to experience these wonderfully fresh roasted coffees because the roasters are scattered all over the country. That is until now!“

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CoffeeGeek - Barista Basics... Or Not! (#)

„As a consultant to many coffee companies around the globe, I have observed that most firms are headed by people who do not fully understand their coffee product. They generally see the product as a commodity, not as having value in itself, and not having a strong enough appeal on its own. This is the reason why many are simply interested in the cost side of the ledger, always asking themselves how can we do it cheaper rather than how can we do it better.“

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Arabica, The Coffee Lover's Choice (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„BetterBeans.Com: Our Reason for Be'an Small coffee roasters are perking up all over the country, recreating styles and blends which were nearly impossible to find just a few years ago. The quality of these blends remains unparalleled by those of the giant coffee companies. However, it is difficult to experience these wonderfully fresh roasted coffees because the roasters are scattered all over the country. That is until now!“

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clamor (#)

„This movement isn’t about positioning your PR campaign, it’s about farmers and families and their ability to put food on the table. It needs more coffee companies to boldly step forward and declare that they care about the people that grow coffee and want to pay a price that helps them earn a living wage.”“

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PR Coffee Crisis (#)

„Equal Exchange has been recognized repeatedly for the example it has set in challenging entrenched norms in commerce, and for advancing workplace democracy, organic agriculture, and the interests of small-scale farmers. Through its own success and its work in educating consumers and retailers, Equal Exchange has helped to spur the entry of other gourmet coffee companies into the fair trade coffee niche.“

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Global Exchange : Mexican coffee growers slam environmentalists' multinational ties (#)

„Five years ago, U.S. non-governmental organization Conservation International (CI) appeared on the scene, offering organic coffee contracts to the Chiapas growers at better-than-market rates. The deal included selling the beans to Agroindustrias de Mexico (AMSA), whose end customers turned out to be multinational coffee companies like Starbucks and Coffee Company International.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Small coffee roasters are perking up all over the country, recreating styles and blends which were nearly impossible to find just a few years ago. The quality of these blends remains unparalleled by those of the giant coffee companies. However, it is difficult to experience these wonderfully fresh roasted coffees because the roasters are scattered all over the country.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„In Moscow, the Festival was also strongly supported by coffee companies based in Russia and 14 coffee companies participated in the music concert and competitions which formed the main public event. A sponsored performance of Bach's Coffee Cantata at the ICO reception and press briefing on 31 May was a special attraction.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)

„Shoppers can now choose from over 250 products from over 100 companies, and more than 300 catering suppliers nationwide offer Fairtrade products. 10 years ago there were just three companies offering products with the FAIRTRADE Mark - Clipper Fairtrade tea, Green & Black’s Maya Gold chocolate and Cafédirect coffee.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   One way that smaller coffee companies can get involved in licensing is by being at the other end of the agreement with corporations like Peet's. For example, many airports ask for bids before granting new retail concessions. Small operators can bid to run coffee stands licensed to a company like Peet's, if they have entered into a licensing agreement with that company.“

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India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Cover Story (#)

„The number of Barista outlets is expected to reach 150 by March 2003, in 25 cities - that's a lot of coffee swirling around! In July 2001, Tata Coffee Ltd acquired a stake in Barista Coffee Company - together these companies represent a formidable presence in the retail coffee segment, including institutional catering.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Oxfam launches 'Coffee Rescue' plan (#)

„The campaign comes a week before the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) is due to meet and discuss ways to solve the crisis. Big four drinkers Oxfam is attacking what it calls the "big four" coffee companies - Kraft, Sara Lee, Procter & Gamble and Nestle - which it says buy nearly half the world's coffee crop between them.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (#)

„However, Prendergast almost entirely ignores the rest of the world (while repeatedly remarking how Europeans drink more coffee than Americans) and writes, instead a literature review of coffee industry publications, going into tedious detail of the advertising wars between coffee companies in the late 19th and early 20th century.“

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Colombia Tries a New Way to Fight Water Pollution ... and It Works (#)

„Coffee companies, for example, had already begun to replace contaminating, water-based processing systems with more efficient, mechanical ones. Now they worked around the clock to speed the changes and avoid charges. Cement factories fine-tuned existing technology to reduce discharges by 85% in the Eastern Antioquia's Claro-Cocorno river.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   But existing certifications aren’t the only way. Many companies have their own sourcing policy, including Allegro Coffee Co. and Coffee Bean International. It doesn’t really matter how you do it, as long as you take a holistic approach that builds a sustainable farm and community capable of producing quality beans.“

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INeedCoffee - Coffee News (#)

„The Status Quo of the Chinese Coffee Market With so many kinds of teas, do the Chinese really like drinking coffee? The answer of coffee companies and the Mainland’s coffee consumers is “Yes”. Not until the year of 1980 did foreign companies open thei“

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ECF - European Coffee Federation (#)

„The way coffee companies conduct their business is increasingly governed by European Union legislation. To name but a few: import duties, food safety, environment, packaging waste. The ECF keeps track of new legislation, defines the position of the coffee sector and maintains contacts with European Union officials.“

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The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence (#)

„Kentaro Maruyama and his group of Japanese Quality Radicals. By organizing a phenomenal group of young coffee shop operators in Japan in his buying group to develop direct relationships with the best produces worldwide while sourcing the very best from every origin, he is creating a new trade model for many small companies to follow.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Coffees from one of these companies, Julius Meinl of Vienna, also is represented in this review. All in all, I cupped about thirty coffees from a dozen Internet-based coffee companies, and chose eleven of those coffees to report on here.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„This two-page document shows how Fair Trade puts more of your coffee dollars directly into the hands of small-scale farmers than the conventional system, in which middlemen, processors and coffee companies can earn more than the men and women who actually grow the coffee.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„A one page cooperative advertisement has been put together for Hawaii magazine. However, there is apparently enough interest from other coffee companies to justify a second page, which could result in a " dual page" layout, or two facing pages. Steve also reminded us about advertising in the SCAA directory.“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„With this supplemental report, NCA analyses the data from the 2000 National Coffee Drinking Trends Study in a way that is more meaningful to coffee companies operating regionally, as well as those operating nationally who must provide product mix based on regional realities.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Willem Boot is president of Boot Coffee Consulting & Training, a firm specializing in business development and quality management programs for coffee companies. He can be reached at wboot@bootcoffee.com or 415/380-1999.“

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Tea & Coffee 02/01 - Trade News (#)

„Elite Industries Ltd. Israel, the parent company of the coffee companies Koffiebranderij Fort in Itegem, E.P. Leidsche in the Netherlands and of Elite Poland, Rumania, Hungary and Turkey has taken over a Brazilian coffee roasting company.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„"Most coffee companies buy coffee in two ton lots," says CEO Andrea Illy. "But people drink coffee in 7 gram increments-that's about 50 beans. That is why our control system is down to the single bean.“

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Tea & Coffee 05/01 - Trade News (#)

„Sacramento’s Java City will expand its national presence and enter overseas markets through a merger with the Campbell-Bewley Group, an international catering company and Ireland’s leading coffee and tea retailer, states the companies.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„Each player in our cycle of production and distribution, from the farmer to the consumer, participates in socially just and environmentally responsible trade. We hope that all other coffee companies will follow our lead.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„The event will be sponsored several major Greek coffee companies. CoffeeNet will also implement a major media campaign to publicize the event.“

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View topic - fair trade article - Coffee Forum (#)

„Rice said while community projects sponsored by individual coffee companies are commendable and well-intentioned, they also can be seen as a form of paternalism.“

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Peet's Coffee & Tea (#)

„Many coffee companies use computers to roast their coffees. But we believe no computer can roast beans like a skilled roaster can.“

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia swaps coffee for drugs (#)

„None of the big coffee companies have yet given any indication that they are prepared to follow all, or in some cases, any of these rules.“

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Tea & Coffee Message (#)

„We need a brew program as well. Any ideas or names of coffee companies that do this or are interetsted.“

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CoffeeGeek - Press Releases (#)

„Coffee companies under fire as millions face ruin“

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CoffeeKid - Things I don't like about Coffee (#)

„I mean send it literally. Read this article for more background, and the addresses of companies you can contact to get them to change their corporate practices.“

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