04/26/2004 Greenbuzz from http://www.greenbiz.com:
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Fair Trade coffee got a serious visibility boost last week with the announcement that sustainably-grown beans will now be made available to the international power-players lunching at the United Nations cafeteria. Which brings us to this week's feature -- "Coffee Talk: Supplier Guidelines at Starbucks." Yasmin Crowther's article offers an inside look at how the largest coffee retailer in the world has worked to implement Fair Trade guidelines throughout its supply chain.
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Coffee Talk: Supplier Guidelines at Starbucks
Starbucks Coffee Sourcing Guidelines are coming to the end of a two-year pilot; this has proved a surprising success for the coffee company whose brand has become synonymous with cappuccinos and skinny lattes on main streets around the world, as well as the target of activists in the wake of the Seattle protests. By Yasmin Crowther
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