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28 Feb 2011

Author:
Chris Watt, Herald [UK]

Starbucks named most unethical cafe in UK

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It named AMT Coffee as the most ethical brand, noting it used only Fairtrade coffee and organic milk, with Costa Coffee in second place...The [Ethical Consumer] report...pointed to potentially misleading statements on some cafe chains’ websites. Coffee Republic, for instance, refers to “fair-trade” products on its website, but does not actually sell Fairtrade branded drinks. Caffe Nero promotes “Fair Trade Coffee” on its website but admits that it doesn’t stock Fairtrade. Not all of its coffee has “traceable” origins, it states, meaning growers’ conditions cannot be measured. [also refers to Starbucks]

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