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Article

3 May 2007

Author:
Associated Press

Starbucks in U-turn on Ethiopian coffee

Starbucks Corp. said it expects to nail down a licensing, distribution and marketing deal with the Ethiopian government this month that would settle a dispute over trademarking the names of three coffees produced in the African nation...Oxfam International has criticized Starbucks in the trademark dispute, saying the company is keeping Ethiopia from reaping nearly $100 million (€73.5 million) more per year...[T]he aid group said it was pleased at news of progress toward an agreement.