Starbucks
(SBUX
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- March 26, 2007
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Hypocritical Starbucks stole trademark and pays producers a pittance
jumpinjo
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
You remember Bono saying that equitable trade is key in overcoming poverty? Well, Starbucks they are preventing Ethiopians from putting a foot on the ladder out of poverty. [read more]
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Starbucks is blocking Ethiopia's efforts to trademark Ethiopian coffee regions
sdemessieres
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Starbucks beat Ethiopia to the US Patent & Trademarks Office, and now Starbucks holds the trademark to regions in Ethiopia like Sidamo and Harar that are known for producing high-quality coffee. [read more]
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Global and Local Environmental Impact of Packaging
wolf
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
I enjoy Starbucks very much, am a stock holder in the company and have an overall appreciation for their business model. [read more]
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Workers of the World Unite Against Starbucks (Nation/AlterNet Article)
igoeja
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Although Starbucks has an image of being social concerned, how it treat its workers contradicts the image…. [read more]
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Starbucks Kills Local Business Through Agressive Cannibalistic Model
squid
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Starbucks: The Wal-Mart of coffee shops, kills local business by flooding the local area with its shops. Just as huge corporations like McDonalds and Burger King helped to kill off local food markets, Starbucks applied a similar model to monetize the coffee market. Starbucks likes to call this process “cannibalization.” [read more]
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Starbucks pushes out locally owned coffee shops
pdebow
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Coffee shop closes Starbucks is one reason why Sierra Mountain store shuts down [read more]
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Starbucks wants to kill "Charbucks" brand
rod
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
In the name of a “tarnished image”, Starbucks is asking an appeals court to ban the sale of “Charbucks” by family-owned and operated Black Bear Micro Roastery. [read more]
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Would you like some rBGH in that Caffe Mocha?
ryan
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
The issue of rBGH is a controversial one, with few places to turn to for objective information. While I don’t necessarily support pinning a bigger issue on the most visible company that is even slightly associated with it, I do believe that people inherently trust their health and well being in the activities of companies and that therefore companies have a responsibility to endeavor to ensure the health and well being of their customers. [read more]
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Starbucks Nears Deal With Ethiopia
Marshall
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
Starbucks Nears Deal With Ethiopia By JANET ADAMY May 4, 2007; Page B3, WSJ [read more]
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NY Starbucks' Accused of Union-Busting
igoeja
about 1 year ago about Starbucks
In the April 8 edition of the NY Times, the paper printed an article detailing accusations against Starbucks, that it uses 1930’s style policies to union-bust. The article is “Latte Laborers Take on a Latte-Liberal Business.” [read more]