Lisa Baertlein
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Starbucks to sell exclusive Rwanda coffee in UK
Starbucks will start selling a high-grade variety of fair trade-certified Rwandan coffee in Britain and Ireland next year as part of its effort to source more fair trade beans across East Africa. Full Article
Disappearing restaurant deals?
Whether it is "value menus," Applebee's two dinners for $20 deal or Ruth's Chris Steak House's "Summer Classic" three-course meal for $39.95, restaurant operators long have been depending on specials to woo customers during a long recession that has driven unemployment to a 26-year high. Full Article
Gunn guns for gay marriage
Wildly popular "Project Runway" mentor Tim Gunn has three words for California's gay marriage advocates: "Make it work." Full Article
