Growth Fusion

@divya had a question about the source of sugar in starbucks drinks. In answering question, discovered that the sugared drinks get their sugar from the syrup used which contains sugar, water, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid and Caramel Color. Artificial sweeteners go into their sugar-free drinks and Starbucks sweetener of choice is Sucralose (similar to splenda, [...]

Starbucks has received lot of negative publicity lately for not using fair trade coffee. According to consumer watchdog organicconsumers.org, only 3.7% of Starbucks coffee purchases annualy are Fair Trade Certified. This does not bode well for Starbucks suppliers who may hail from Costa Rica, Ethiopia or other developing countries etc. Of course, Starbucks contention is [...]