CoffeeBeans

After reading on WalletPop this week that Kraft jacked up the prices of its mac & cheese despite a 10% first-quarter profit increase, it got me thinking: What do I have in my pantry that shows a culinary belt-tightening? My days of splurging on exotic salts and hand-crafted butter are over,...

Starbucks' announcement today that it was launching its own fairly-traded coffee label, "Shared Planet," had me buzzing. My favorite coffee roaster is a local company called Stumptown Coffee, and one of the reasons I love the coffee so much is that I can trust the business' founder to deal fairly...