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Shasta’s Ice Cream to vend coffee by fall semester
Posted by admin |Filed under: Administration | Tags: java city, katz, kowalka, shasta's, starbucks, uh
Several Students for Fair Trade members had a meeting with UC honcho Keith Kowalka yesterday. He said that the student run Shasta’s ice cream store in the UC would be vending coffee by August 1. At least one blend would be fair trade. Without any prior notice, Mr. Kowalka reneged on his April promise to us to make the store 100% fair trade. The projected vendor for Shasta’s according to Kowalka is Katz coffee, which is an independently UH alumnus owned business.
Kowalka also claimed that a Starbucks would be put in the MD Anderson 24 hour study lounge by April ‘08 despite the Student Government bill passed mandating that be a 100% fair trade vendor. While the Food Service Advisory Committee meetings don’t back up that claim, Mr. Kowalka claimed the decision was made outside the FSAC.
The University, without consulting students or the Food Service Advisory Committee have decided to close the Java City outlet in the UC in 16-18 months. Currently 4 of 5 blends offered in Java City are Fair Trade Certified. Java City national sales manager Cathy Dodge refused to comment this morning and referred questions to Aramark.
