CAFFEINE’S PROGRESS

CAFFEINE’S PROGRESS

Jason Rodrigues

The Observer

28 Jan 2007



■ 1554 Constantinople’s citizens become the first to patronise houses selling coffee. ■ 1652 Refined arabica coffee arrives in Britain. It was drunk black and without sugar, and the first shop was reputedly opened in Oxford. ■ 1660s Coffee houses in... read more...

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Go froth and multiply

Go froth and multiply



The Guardian

25 Jan 2007



It is shortly after 11 o’clock on a midweek morning, and at the N1 shopping centre at Angel, Islington, the escalator turns in a slow, passengerless loop. Amid the usual chain stores — Borders bookstore, HMV, Gap — stands a coffee shop named Tchibo,... read more...

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culture rise of cafe

culture riseofcafe



The Guardian

25 Jan 2007



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Storm in a coffee cup: Starbucks defends itself over Oxfam campaign

Storm in a coffee cup: Starbucks defends itself over Oxfam campaign

Ashley Seager

The Guardian

19 Jan 2007



Starbucks, the US coffee giant, yesterday hit back at critics who have accused it of not doing enough to help coffee growers in poor countries. The group said it had sharply increased the average price it paid for its coffee last year. But it... read more...

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Online campaign aims to rid Forbidden City of Starbucks

Online campaign aims to rid Forbidden City of Starbucks

Jonathan Watts Beijing

The Guardian

19 Jan 2007



One of the most incongruous sights of the globalised age — the Starbucks coffee shop inside Beijing's Forbidden City — could soon be a thing of the past after a furious online campaign. In response to this demonstration of “netizen” power, the... read more...

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A serious case of caffeine overdose

A serious case of caffeine overdose

Oliver Burkeman

The Guardian

16 Jan 2007



If you stand on the corner of Regent Street and Wigmore Street in central London, you are within five miles of 164 branches of Starbucks. This is a fact that is liable to provoke sudden dizziness, followed by a deep, soul-corroding fear for the future... read more...

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Small-scale farmers COFFEE: raise sales through program

Small-scale farmers COFFEE: raise sales through program



Houston Chronicle

12 Jan 2007



dollars a day on specialty coffee drinks. For Mukashyaka, now 28, the money has helped her buy homes for herself and her sister. “I can say that since 2000 until today, my life has significantly changed,” Mukashyaka said in her native language of... read more...

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Bean counters brew at home

Bean counters brew at home

VICKY SANDERSON SPECIAL TO THE STAR

Toronto Star

06 Jan 2007



Drinking coffee is a relatively harmless habit. But when you get your daily fix at a specialty coffee shop, it can become an expensive one. Make four such trips every working week and you can spend close to $1,000 annually. The solution to this pricy... read more...

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Coffee earned India 20% more in ’06 at $405 million

Coffee earned India 20% more in ’06 at $405 million

Raghu Krishnan

Economic Times

02 Jan 2007



THE year 2006 has been a good one for coffee exports. In terms of permits issued in tonnes, 2006 saw a hike of almost 24% in quantum. The Coffee Board issued shipmentpermits for 252,862 tonnes in 2006 (206,235 in 2005). Exporters are allowed more than... read more...

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