-Caffeine is an addictive drug, affecting 90% of all Americans,
stimulating the brain in a manner similar to the amphetamines cocaine
and heroin.

-Starbucks currently has over 6,000 coffee shops in 18 countries,
serving over 20 million people every week and reporting revenues of
nearly $3.3 billion in 2002. In contrast, the average family farmer
growing coffee for Starbucks makes $500 to $1,000 per year.

-Fair Trade coffee provides small family farmers with a fair wage and
most of it (85%) is organic and shade grown.

(Sources: Kim Keidat-Biomedical Chemist with CQ Network Inc., Starbucks
Corporate website, Global Exchange, Transfair USA)