Assignment Starbucks

Starbucks Website http://www.starbucks.com/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1

Where do coffee beans come from and how are they harvested? http://www.koffeekorner.com/koffeesources.htm

Starbucks coffee comes from all over the world. Some countries which produce coffee beans and their industries:

Mexico http://countrystudies.us/mexico/77.htm

Guatemala:  http://www.indexmundi.com/guatemala/index.html#Economy

Ethiopia:  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107505.html

Kenya:  http://www.blacknet.co.uk/homeland/kenya.htm

Sumatra:  http://www.faqs.org/docs/factbook/geos/id.html

As Sumatran coffee beans are used for starbucks, it was very difficult to find a non-starbucks affiliated website about Sumatra.

What’s up with the starbucks trend? http://www.trendwatching.com/about/inmedia/articles/mass_class/the_starbucks_effect_luxury_br.html

Before starbucks, I never heard of a barista…   http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0602/special.htm

What are people saying about Starbucks?

http://www.technorati.com/tags/Starbucks+Challenge