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03-02-07
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2007--Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the launch of its fiscal year 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Report. The report reinforces Starbucks commitment to operate responsibly and includes information ...
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02-19-07
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2007- Th...
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02-08-07
ATLANTA and SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2007--CARE, the international humanitarian and development organization, announced today that it has received a commitment in excess of $500,000 from Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) to help fund a three-year program that will improve eco...
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01-20-07
January 19, 2007 - Just like the reality TV shows featuring extreme home makeovers in only a few days, the White Center community is getting a new park, thanks to the generosity of the Starbucks Neighborhood Parks Program.
A $550,000 gift from S...
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01-18-07
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2007--Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced today that the average price per pound it paid for all its coffee increased from US$1.28 in fiscal year 2005 to US$1.42 ($3.12 per kilogram) in fiscal year 2006. During the same period ...
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11-30-06
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--This week Starbucks ceo Jim Donald and his executive team had positive meetings with African coffee farmers, producers and government officials in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. In particular during the meetings in Ethiopia, St...
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11-03-06
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11-02-06
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2006--Over the last several weeks, Oxfam has accused Starbucks of not supporting the Ethiopian coffee farmer. Oxfam's Campaign against Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) is misleading, does not help the coffee farmer and the campaign...
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10-27-06
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09-13-06
The re...