CoffeeGeek - Coffee companies under fire as millions face ruin (#)

  „The “Big Four Roasters” are extremely profitable, with margins estimated at between 17% to 26% on billion-dollar coffee sales. However, Oxfam says their business strategy is increasingly risky. Coffee quality is falling because farmers don’t have the money to take care of their crops. The companies have made savings but have done next to nothing to help the poor farmers who find themselves at the wrong end of the corporate supply chain.“

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CoffeeGeek - Swissmar Alpenrost First Look

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CoffeeGeek - 2004 Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta

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CoffeeGeek - Bean There, Roasted That, Part Two

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee Awakenings

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