Oxfam Calls on Starbucks to Stop Bullying the Poor

Oxfam Calls on Starbucks to Stop Bullying the Poor

Earthtimes - BOSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Global coffee giant Starbucks has refused to move forward in negotiations with Ethiopia unless its on the companys own terms, according to international agency Oxfam. Oxfam is calling on Starbucks to stop forcing an ...



Starbucks urged to sign pact with Ethiopia over coffee names

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Oxfam America, a deep-pocketed charity, has turned up the heat on Starbucks by taking out full-page newspaper ads Thursday that urge the Seattle-based coffee giant to sign a licensing agreement with Ethiopia. The controversy centers upon the ...



SUSAN AGER: The joy of the grind

Detroit Free Press - the $17,000 roaster: For big-time coffee companies, acquiring a roaster like this one is no big deal, but for Jody Treter and her husband, it was a very big deal. Jody works at the Primo roaster, which is the heart of their business. (Photos by LARRY ...



NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH: Its National Novel Writing Month ...

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Come November, youll see them ? the NaNos. Clustered in coffee shops at all hours of the day and night, they are surrounded by a thick web of extension cords and power strips plugged into a motley assembly of laptops. They type frantically, fueled ...



Shortcuts: How to pass exams

CNN - In the short term though caffeine is a pretty useful way of sharpening the brain and improving performance -- so long as you dont overdo it and end up scrawling pages of coffee-fueled nonsense after ODing on double shot espressos. Positivelycoffee ...