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  „For thethird quarter ending June 28, 1998, consolidated net revenues increased37 percent to $334.4 million from $244.2 million for the third quarterof fiscal 1997. Retail sales (including Seattle Coffee retail sales) increased34 percent for the same quarter to $283.5 million, specialty sales revenuesincreased 68 percent to $47.0 million, and direct response sales decreased8 percent to $4.0 million. Comparable store sales increased 7 percent forthe quarter ending June 28, 1998, as compared with the third quarter offiscal 1997. Net earnings, excluding pretax direct merger costs of $8.9million and one-time integration costs of $6.6 million for the acquisitionof Seattle Coffee, were $20.9 million for the quarter ending June 28, 1998compared to $14.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 1997.“

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  „Student groups have also negotiated with Seattle's Best Coffee to offer more Fair Trade. The Seattle-based coffee supplier will debut two new Fair Trade Certified coffee lines, including a decaf blend, at more than 200 college campuses this spring. "Students around the country are endorsing TransFair's mission of improving coffee farmers' lives and have asked us to increase our Fair Trade offerings," explained Steve Schickler, President of Seattle Coffee Company, parent company of SBC.“

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  „Illustrations C 1991 Nick Zurich, Espresso from Bean to Cup, Missing Link Press, Inc. Seattle, WA 98199 Copyrights © 2002 Text - Colin Newell @ Reg James - espressotec.com All rights reserved“

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  „You're not only doing battle with the green mermaid, but with Seattle's Best (owned by Starbucks), Kraft General Foods, a distribution partner in supermarkets, and Sysco, a distribution partner in food service. There is a room of 800 lb gorillas throwing money around like it was free.“

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  „TransFair also approached Peet's Coffee, Diedrich Coffee Inc. and Seattle's Best, but none of those signed on for fair trade coffee.“

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  „Seattle's Best Coffee LLC, the coffee-marketing subsidiary of AFC Enterprises Inc., said it has entered into a retail distribution agreement with Safeway Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed.“

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