Beyond the cup. - Starbucks

Starbucks is committed to purchasingour coffee in an ethical and sustainablemanner, regardless of labels andcertifications. The Fair Tradesystem only certifies cooperativesof small-holder, family-ownedfarms, a system that currentlyproduces about two percent ofthe world’s coffee supply. Themajority of the high-qualitycoffee Starbucks purchases isgrown by farmers outside thissystem, many of whom aresmall-holders. Fair TradeCertified TM coffee is one sourceof supply for our globalcoffee purchases.(More informationbegins on page 16.)Manuel Antonio Barrantes works in his family’s business, a coffee farm located inthe Costa Rican province of Alajuela. The 99-acre (40-hectare) farm, the HerbazuEstate, was named after the family’s patriarch, Hermanos Barrantes Zúñiga.Herbazu is an approved supplier under C.A.F.E. Practices, Starbucks sociallyresponsible coffee buying guidelines. All 10 of Manuel Antonio’s siblings live, workand raise their families on the estate. Manuel Antonio and his daughter, HazelMaria, are pictured here.11OUR WORLD OF PRODUCTS