http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/starbucks-to-increase-fair-trade-coffee-purchases/ Keetsa! Blog is about eco-friendly and green stuff. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:58:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/starbucks-to-increase-fair-trade-coffee-purchases/comment-page-1/#comment-42358 espresso=love Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:38:09 +0000 http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=10606#comment-42358 @The Best Cup of Coffee: I could not agree more. They only reason they even considered this in the first place is for publicity, and also just so they would look good, I'm sure. Some companies will do anything for more sales...especially with these economic times. I'm completely for fair trade, but not when there are other motives behind it. @The Best Cup of Coffee:
I could not agree more. They only reason they even considered this in the first place is for publicity, and also just so they would look good, I’m sure. Some companies will do anything for more sales…especially with these economic times.
I’m completely for fair trade, but not when there are other motives behind it.

]]> http://keetsa.com/blog/eco-friendly/starbucks-to-increase-fair-trade-coffee-purchases/comment-page-1/#comment-42157 The Best Cup Of Coffee Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:09:46 +0000 http://keetsa.com/blog/?p=10606#comment-42157 Don't buy into it!!! This is yet another example of a corporate capitalist beast jumping on the fair trade band wagon. Even if they do double their fair trade offerings, we're looking at a very tiny fraction (somewhere between 2 and 5 %) of their overall sales. NOT FAIR TRADE in my opinion. Thinks about the nonesense they stirred up by trying to trademark ethiopian coffees a couple of years back. They are a truly dishonest company, and they are experienceing a massive downfall in overall sales. This is a huge part of why they are increasing their fair trade offerings. Don’t buy into it!!! This is yet another example of a corporate capitalist beast jumping on the fair trade band wagon. Even if they do double their fair trade offerings, we’re looking at a very tiny fraction (somewhere between 2 and 5 %) of their overall sales. NOT FAIR TRADE in my opinion. Thinks about the nonesense they stirred up by trying to trademark ethiopian coffees a couple of years back. They are a truly dishonest company, and they are experienceing a massive downfall in overall sales. This is a huge part of why they are increasing their fair trade offerings.

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