Archive for March, 2008

Coffee Plantation - Speculative buying puts jolt into coffee prices

Friday, March 14th, 2008

AZCentral.com - Faced with higher costs in acquiring coffee beans, major U.S roasters Procter & Gamble Co. and Kraft Foods Inc. last month increased prices on ground and instant brands, including Maxwell House and Folgers. It was the second price increase in four
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Coffee Plantation - Consumers Cut Back on Small Pleasures

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

AOL - Worries about the economy have prompted many to scrap daily treats like bottled water and coffee drinks. One woman sacrificed her Starbucks Iced Mocha Latte for a home-brewed Folgers flavored with syrup. “With gasoline at $3 per gallon, I can pass up

Coffee Plantation - Some Starbucks stores to close tonight

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Argus Leader - Folgers is OK but I’ve rediscovered an old coffee friend, Maxwell House Original. I think it’s $5.99 as well and probably gives me 20 pots of coffee that tastes the same everytime. I’d rarely get a Starbucks coffee that tasted the same twice
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