Starbucks Shade Grown Mexico Coffee

Starbucks Shade Grown Mexico Coffee is a product sourced from coffee farms in Mexico, specifically from the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas. This coffee is part of Starbucks' collaboration with Conservation International (CI) to promote sustainable coffee cultivation practices. The Shade Grown Mexico Coffee is certified organic and is part of the Lively Impressions™ family, offering a light-to-medium bodied coffee with bold acidity and a crisp, refreshing finish. The partnership with CI focuses on encouraging best practices for coffee cultivation methods and providing overall support to CI's biodiversity conservation efforts. Starbucks has been working with CI since 1998 to promote sustainable coffee sourcing and environmental conservation. The Shade Grown Mexico Coffee was reintroduced to Starbucks stores on August 16, 2000, as part of this ongoing collaboration. The product is sold in 16-ounce bags for $12.95 in retail stores and on Starbucks.com. The coffee is certified organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The primary owner of Starbucks is the American company Starbucks Corporation. The brand Starbucks was created by the American company Starbucks Corporation in 1971 and has been owned by the same company since its inception.