1.  And other coffee companies are getting jittery about their prices as well.

2.  --- Starbucks, the coffee company that revolutionized caffeine drinks and coffee bars, is diversifying.

3.  A showdown of sorts could be brewing between speculators and commercial coffee companies.

4.  But many small coffee companies that have gone public recently have seen investor interest evaporate as fast as the steam from an espresso machine.

5.  Despite years of lobbying by international labor rights groups, no other major U.S. coffee company has made such a commitment.

6.  Facing a crowded market and an aging clientele, coffee companies had despaired of attracting new customers.

7.  For example, a big speciality coffee company could keep its far-flung branches up to date with daily briefings from its corporate headquarters.

8.  He worked for a coffee distributing company while she taught home economics at a Catholic parochial school.

9.  Indeed, that coffee company was founded by Edward de Vere, who paid a London blacksmith, William Folger, for letting him use his name.

10.  It also counts among its clients biotechnology company Genentech Inc., software maker Intuit Inc. and coffee company Starbucks Corp.