For all my coffeeshop writer friends out there…

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This is a new category where I’ll list some interesting stories about coffee for you on an irregular basis (great coffee stories come in either flood or famine modes):

Beyond the Coffee Market - Susan Chandler at the Chicago Tribune examines Starbucks moves to provide more than coffee to its market share. I have to wonder if Starbucks will become the middle-class Walmart as they begin to provide music, books, and hmmm…clothing?

Coffee Travels in Mexico - “In the mountains, they boiled water on a wood-stove and threw the coffee in,” Mike Mallow said. “It was like cowboy coffee.” Dan Schneider’s story about coffee roaster Mike Mallow’s recent trip to Mexico to learn about how coffee beans are grown and brought to market.

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Campaign Will Release Short Film on Starbucks Barista Delegation to Ethiopian Coffee Farms and “2006 Starbucks Corporate Irresponsibility Report”

WHO: Starbucks baristas, Ethiopian coffee farmer advocates, labor unionists, and community supporters with signs and banners.

WHAT: A press conference previewing the IWW Starbucks Workers Union and Justice from Bean to Cup! protest the next day at the Starbucks Shareholders Meeting. Current and former Starbucks employees and coffee farmer advocates will tell the true story behind the Starbucks brand; a vastly different picture than the company’s socially responsible image it will showcase at the Annual Meeting.

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Posted by beanybabe at 12:18 AM PDT

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The “Evil Jungle Prince” galloped off to Hawaii and returned with “so many pictures” that he barely knew where to begin posting.

However, this blog entry holds some amazing shots and information about coffee farms located on the Kona Coast on the Big Island. Be sure to read the comments as well…

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Coffee Republic has signed a deal with a Turkish retail company to develop the chain in Turkey, the country that invented the coffee house, and said that it was also looking at markets in the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.

The coffee and deli bar operator, which ousted its founder, Bobby Hashemi, last year, said that the agreement with Ada Kahve Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi gives it the right to develop Coffee Republic delis and recruit franchisees to operate the delis in Turkey.

The agreement is Coffee Republic’s second international franchise deal after Bulgaria.

Read Story: Times Online

Posted by beanybabe at 12:16 AM PDT

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