From 1 June 2008, the Fairtrade minimum price for Arabica coffee will increase to ensure that farmers continue to receive a price, which covers the cost of sustainable production.
Producers will receive a guaranteed minimum price of at least US $1.25 per pound of Fairtrade certified Arabica coffee and US $1.20 for unwashed Arabica coffee, or the market price, if that is higher. In accordance with the Fairtrade model, producer organisations will also continue to receive an additional Fairtrade Premium of 10 cents per pound for investment in community and business improvements. For organic Fairtrade certified coffee an additional minimum differential of 20 cents is applied.
According to a recent, US research study published in the January 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women who consume more than two cups of coffee per day during pregnancy, were at twice the risk of miscarrying than those that abstain from coffee altogether.
As well as coffee, the study also revealed that consumption of tea, caffeinated soda and hot chocolate during pregnancy also carried the same risk factors.
The New Year is upon us once again and time for everybody to make the statutory resolutions for 2008, most of which will fall by the wayside half way through January. With that in mind, Starbucks have come up with a way to help customers keep their resolutions with the introduction a non fat, sugar free latte under the appropriately named "Skinny' platform.
In support of the fourth annual Fair Trade month in the US, Starbucks will feature a 100% Fair Trade Certified Café Estima Blend as the “Coffee of the Week” in participating stores in the United States and Canada for three weeks in October 2007.
Fair Trade month is sponsored by TransFair USA and Starbucks, claiming to be one of the largest purchasers of Fair Trade Certified coffee in the world, are keen to help build awareness of TransFair USA’s work. Café Estima is a unique blend of Latin American and African coffees with a smooth texture and a complex flavor profile.
If you own a Tassimo coffee maker and live in the USA or Canada, you may be pleased to hear that you will soon be able to enjoy Starbucks coffee without even leaving your home.
Kraft Foods, in a effort to improve the flagging sales of it’s Tassimo on demand beverage system, have announced an agreement with Starbucks to add select varieties of its popular coffee to the Tassimo beverage line-up in the U.S. and Canada.
Caribou Coffee and Coca-Cola North America have joined forces to launch a new line of premium ready to drink iced coffees.
Caribou Iced Coffee will be available in three flavors including Espresso, Regular and Vanilla. They will be packaged in 12 oz aluminium bottles which are reclosable and recyclable. The unique Alumi-Tek aluminium bottle is produced by the Ball Corporation under licence from the Universal Can Company of Japan.
Caribou Vanilla Iced Coffee - Coffee with a smooth Vanilla finish.
