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ERIKA SCHULTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES, 2008
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Friday, November 26, 2010

Coffee beans shipped to U.S. for roasting, sent back to Central America for consumption

Though Starbucks buys huge quantities of coffee from the region, it ships it to the U.S. for roasting and then sends some back to Central America to be served.