Global Exchange : THE UNLOVING CUP (#)
„The exploits of the Colombian cartels, the Tijuana Boys, and other notorious Latin narco lords are the stuff of legend - but, in sheer numbers, the world's most successful drug dealer may be none other than the infamous Starbucks gourmet coffee empire, selling over-the-counter caffeine to a billion addicts each year, yielding $2.5 billion in net earnings in 2001. At last count, the Seattle-based chain had 4,247 outlets in North America, 4,246 of them in the United States and Canada, and one flagship store in Mexico, which, in accordance with the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is now included in that geographical configuration.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 496.html - Cached
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„Much of the famous New Orleans coffee was Rio coffee, with chicory added, and some coffees dark-roasted in the United States today for the Latin taste may still include Rio coffee. This is because Latins, who drank the cheap, Rioy-tasting natural coffees at home while the more expensive, washed milds were being sold to the United States, may still crave a bit of the old home-country harshness in their dark-roast blends.“
http://www.lucidcafe.com/bycountry.html
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Amazon.com: Books: Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
„The characters in the saga are fascinating: from American industrialists to Latin American peasants to African warlords to European consumers, there are people involved in this story, not just money. If you have a yen for coffee, grab an espresso and read this book. You won't find weighty theories on how coffee forms the basis of all human history, rather a fun, a caffeine-inspired trip through modernity with java-tinted glasses. -- HistoryHouse.com“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0465054676/ref%3dnosim/ lexico
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„Contestant number two is an Ethiopian Fancy, which comes from Africa. Jay mentions the old legend of the first coffee tree, which came from Ethiopia as well. Peet's also carries Kenyan coffee as well as a Yemeni roast, shipped in from the port of Mocha. This allows Jay to share another old coffee tale, one with which I am not familiar.“
http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/coffee/ javagirl.htm
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„Yet shade-grown coffee and cocoa are the best crops to grow in Latin America, as they mimic the rainforest, providing nearly all the same environmental benefits as real forests -- watershed protection, carbon storage, biodiversity support, and medicinal plants. Shade-grown coffee systems are known to contain over 300 useful species, medicines, foods, construction materials, and forage, and they can provide habitat for approximately 180 bird species as compared to between 20 and 50 birds on sun farms (Seattle Audubon Society). While current trends are having devastating consequences across the coffee-producing world, there is an achievable solution.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2002/08/ drinking-certified-coffee-way-out-of.html
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„WHAT YOU PAY at your local Starbucks for a double latte is more than a typical coffee picker earns in a day. Most of the world’s coffee is grown in Third World nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa. On small plantations, most pickers earn under $2 a day.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2002_09_01_bcearc.html
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