Monday, October 31, 2016

Americans' Coffe Guzzling Is Pushing Bean Prices Higher 


Laura Lorenzetti wrote an article about prices raising for coffee in America on July 1,2016. Because more people are wanting coffee, the demand is now way higher making the prices skyrocket. The world demand for coffee is on its way to being a new world record and America is in the lead to helping make that happen. Global coffee consumption is expected to grow 1.2% over the next year starting with October, and American consumption is expected to be up 1.5% this year alone, according to Bloomberg. Coffe has also reached peak popularity in China, Japan, and India, which are expected to demand more java than ever locally. The price for arabica coffe features was up 20% in June, making the biggest monthly gain since Frebruary 2014. Arabica coffee futures are estimated to reach $1.50 by the second half of 2017. Prices for robusta coffee beans that are used in instant coffee, are also up, gaining 4.2% last month. Because cropping season for the beans that are mostly used there is a huge possibility that coffee could now cost an arm and leg. Farmers might have to plant even more so that the coffe never runs out or they would have to come up with another product that is more fulfilling for buyers.
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http://fortune.com/2016/07/01/americans-coffee-prices/

Thursday, October 27, 2016

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Blue Bell Recals Two Ice Cream Flavors Over Listeria Concern



On September 21 Karen Robinson-Jacobs wrote a article about blue bell ice cream. Over the summer there was a nation wide recall on the famous blue bell ice cream. The ice cream was said to have listeria concerns. In the past year this has been the second recall this well known ice cream company. Although the recall was only within chocolate chip cookie dough and cookies and cream, blue bell took all flavors off of the store shelves. This was reported in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia. Blue Bell has lost over 100,000 in worth o profit and 150,000 in product due to this recall no illnesses have been reported as we speak, but buyers are still on the look out, and being more cautious when buying the worlds favorite ice cream.











http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2016/09/21/blue-bell-recalls-ice-cream-listeria-concerns

Fears of the Zika virus Demand For Mosquito Repellent Products 


On August 5, 2016, Laura Entis wrote and article about how there started to be fear over the Zika

Drive demand for mosquito-repellent products. Usually the demand for bug-repellent in the U.S in

February is low but the sales for Invisaband's signature blue wrist band, which is known for mostly

repelling mosquitos were up by 400% in only the month of August alone. The virus originated in the

1940s and didn't speed into the Western Hemisphere until this spring.The virus flared up really bad in

south and Central America and though no one has gotten a mosquito bite everyone is still really

skeptical about it. The companies that produce mosquito repellent like Invisaband have had to

increase the amount of supplies that they buy and double the amount of wristbands that he was going

to order at first.This has also made the producer come up with different products like a mosquito net

to catch them. Because of this virus the sellers had to start producing more products and also had to

coke up with new products because the factory that they use is in China and it was closed for there

products and also the shipment wasn't gonna come until March. Articles like this makes you really

think about all that it takes to become a seller, producer, entrepreneur, or anything like that.Gretchboettcher@gmail.com

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/270687