Starbucks, the international coffee retailer, has just announced its plans to brand and sell Kenyan coffee to the world market. This is great news to the coffee farmers of Kenya. Starbucks has made a commitment to pay for the coffee at preferential prices as long as the farmers commit themselves to standard practices to ensure the quality of the coffee beans. Starbucks already sells lines of coffee beans from Rwanda and Ethiopia that have received a great response from customers. In my local Starbucks here in Manhattan,NY, a bag of these specialty beans can go for $12. Online 12 ounces of these coffee beans start at $9.00. Hopefully this is just the beginning of a wonderful relationship. You can read more about this new addition to the Starbucks line here. If you would like to order your own bag directly from Starbucks, you can click here to see their online store.
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