US – Starbucks to sell Rwandan specialty coffee

Starbucks Corp plans to begin selling Rwandan specialty coffee in 5,000 outlets across the United States from next month, a statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday said. The tiny central African country’s coffee, grown at high altitude on rich volcanic soils, is attracting huge interest from buyers in the specialty market in Europe and United States. “Rwanda is now on the map as an exciting new source of specialty coffee,” Alfred Nuno, a green coffee trader…(att.1)