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Fast Company
November 2004
Lucas Conley |
Trade Secrets Equal Exchange's innovative and collaborative ways of dealing with coffee growers gets it better beans -- and "caffeinated" growth. Do companies that thrive by twisting their suppliers' arms have something to learn from this strategy?   |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007
Jennifer Boulden |
Drink Better Coffee, Save The World If you're going to spend a little more for better coffee in your office, make it an eco-trifecta: fair-trade certified, organic, and shade grown. |
Fast Company
April 2000
Gina Imperato |
Let's Do Lunch! Equal Exchange is not out to eat anybody's lunch. The company's "Lunch Club." |
Fast Company
December 1, 2006
Alyssa Danigelis |
Prime Partners: EcoLogic Finance That $4.25 you laid out this morning for a venti latte? The farmers who harvested the beans won't see much of it. That was true when coffee prices collapsed in 2001 -- which is when EcoLogic Finance stepped in. |
Entrepreneur
November 2006
Chris Penttila |
All Things Being Equal A company that embraces producer-friendly business practices? It's only fair. |
Reason
March 2006
Kerry Howley |
Absolution in Your Cup What is revolutionary about Fair Trade is not the brand's focus on poverty but the suggestion that consumption is a moral response to inequality. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Starbucks Can't Do Enough Critics are putting increasing pressure on the coffee king to be a fair trader when it comes to buying beans, especially when buying from East Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular. Trouble is, there's almost nothing Starbucks can do to help small farmers. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Sara Lee's Coffee Crusade The company's plan to buy coffee grown using sustainable methods is good for business. |
Reason
March 2007
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Subsidy Creep American produce growers should get the same treatment as corn and wheat farmers if our farm policy is to be equitable, predictable and beyond challenge. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks' Coffee Conundrum The coffee giant faces muddy challenges over Ethiopian coffee. |
Delicious Living
April 2007
Kate Siber |
Walking the talk One agriculture company that's doing well by doing good |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Go Green With Co-op America Instead of treating their mission as a game of us versus them, Co-op America recognizes that every player in the global economy is important. |
IDB America
October 2001 |
Coffee on the ropes The coffee crisis is compounding the effects of the devastating drought in Central America and foreshadows a harsh restructuring of the sector... |
Science News
June 22, 2002
Janet Raloff |
The Buzz Over Coffee New research finds evidence that Africanized "killer" honeybees in the Americas have been performing a hitherto unrecognized service for people around the world. They've helped keep down the cost of growing high-quality coffee. |
AskMen.com
August 24, 2001
Gregory Cartier |
Coffee Talk For The Regular Joe The coffee process can be broken into 3 main steps: the beans, the machine and the types... |
Inc.
April 2004
Rob Walker |
The Joys and Perils of Attack Marketing What's a small coffee company doing impugning the business ethics of the world's most handsome popcorn and salad-dressing pitchman? |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Weak Brew From Coffee Holding This company can't keep a grip on its beans. Coffee Holding, which has no analysts following it and so no expectations that it needed to live up to when it released earnings last week, still managed to shock investors with its third-quarter earnings numbers. |
Food Processing
August 2006
Ashman & Beckley |
Product Spotlight: Coffee with a conscience Starbucks' Rwanda Blue Bourbon provides lessons to all food processors on fair trade and a social mission -- and the marketing opportunities inherent in those causes. |
Entrepreneur
August 2005
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Rescue Mission American entrepreneurs are helping solve international social problems. |
Delicious Living
October 2007
Evelyn Spence |
The Future of Fair Trade How an international grassroots movement is shaping the way the world shops. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2010
Jacob Roche |
When Commodities Attack! Always keep an eye on the resources your companies need the most. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2011
Jason Moser |
What Is Starbucks' Edge? A look at Starbucks through Porter's Five Forces. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Briefly Noted: Future Biotech Farmers of America: Tomorrow's Table, by Pamela C. Ronald (a crop biotechnologist at the University of California, Davis) and Raoul W. Adamchak (a farmer who runs the university's student organic farm), tries to bring the two sides together. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2011
Austin Smith |
Coffee Holding: 2012 Preview What to expect out of JVA in 2012. |
Fast Company
February 2011
Stephanie Schomer |
Certification Labels That Make The Grade In a marketplace saturated by certification labels, some have gained consumer loyalty and others miss the mark. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Sean Williams |
Even Down 22%, This Stock Is Grossly Overvalued Investor sentiment at Coffee Holdings is percolating; make sure you really examine this balance sheet. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks: Made in China? Cheap is not always good. Investors have to wonder whether sourcing coffee from China is the brightest strategy for a company known for premium coffee. |
Food Engineering
January 10, 2006 |
Coffee processing Bucket conveyors and distribution systems suitable for damage-free transport of coffee beans in process. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Monsanto's Public-Relations Nightmare Agriculture giant Monsanto has to defend its patents without looking like it's picking on the little guy. |
IDB America
July 2005
Roger Hamilton |
On the front lines of change Convincing Guatemalan farmers to adopt new methods can be a challenge even under normal circumstances. |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007
Jennifer Boulden |
Rent-a-Farmer Cultivate a farmer. It's even better for the planet to buy local than organic. Why? Shipping. |
Fast Company
May 2006
Charles Fishman |
A Farming Fairy Tale Imagine that you could wave a wand - and make all our food organic. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Putting the Star in Starbucks If some investors think Starbucks is losing its caffeinated edge, the coffee purveyor apparently isn't taking their attitude lying down. It plans some fall events in some of its stores to shore up the idea that it's the head honcho in beans. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Sweet Opportunity? Could chocolate sellers benefit from a move into fair trade? |
Salon.com
July 29, 2002
Linda Baker |
The not-so-sweet success of organic farming Pesticide-free, non-genetically modified food is a big, global business now. But, ironically, small farmers are getting the shaft. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
Of These 4 Coffee Stocks, Only This 1 Is a Buy Which one of these stocks will grind out profits for your portfolio? |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: Tired Of Being Just A Hill Of Beans The world's leading coffee exporter is starting to cash in on the gourmet craze. |
Food Processing
April 2007
Kathryn Trim |
Organic Supply and Demand Organic ingredients are ramping up to meet processors' needs. Advance planning is the best sourcing ingredient. |
Fast Company
May 2006
Nick Reding |
Java Man As one of only 48 certified coffee graders in the country, Ed Faubert sits at the center of a $19 billion industry. |
Insurance & Technology
April 16, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Insurance Group Will Acquire 21st Century, Other AIG Personal Auto Carriers The $1.9 billion deal to acquire AIG's Personal Auto Group is expected to close by the third quarter of 2009, pending regulatory approval. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2005 |
Mainstream meets new age Nestled in Pennsylvania's Lebanon Valley, the town of Fredericksburg plays host to not one, but three processors of antibiotic-free, all-natural premium poultry products. |
AskMen.com
Jen Janzen |
Organic Food Primer These days, you can buy almost everything in organic form, from the cotton in your T-shirts to the spinach in your fridge. Read our organic food primer to learn about the benefits of going organic and how easy it can be to incorporate it into your life. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
Sean Williams |
Colombia: America's Silent Partner Colombia's economy is strongly tied to the health of the U.S., with nearly one-third of the country's exports headed to the U.S. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2002
Damien Cave |
Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult... |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cup O' Joe Millionaires The coffee wars have begun. Who's got the good buzz, and who's getting burned? |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Sara Wilson |
That's an Order After building a business opening coffee shops on military bases in the Middle East and Africa, Green Beans Coffee Company brings business back home with the opening of their first two shops in California. |
Insurance & Technology
July 2, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Completes Acquisition of 21st Century Insurance Largest acquisition in the company's history strengthens its position as the third-largest personal lines carrier in the U.S. and makes it the top auto insurer in several states, including California. |
Health
March 2006
Michele Bender |
At-Home Spa: Foot Treatment A coffee break that's a treat for your feet: here's an at-home recipe to pamper your feet and help get them ready to emerge from winter's boots and wool socks. |
Entrepreneur
January 2007
Gwen Moran |
Go for the Good Help the world -- and your small business -- by doing the right thing. |
Chemistry World
September 3, 2013
Caryl Richards |
Metabolic pathway leads to first authentication of civet coffee Coffee beans digested by the Asian palm civet supposedly make for better coffee |
