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Article: Seneca Seeks Bucks for Starbucks - Judge says juicemaker can proceed with $1.5 million suit involving concentrate for Prosser plant
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- January 30, 2003
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A Yakima County judge on Wednesday allowed a juicemaker's lawsuit
to proceed against Starbucks Corp., the world's largest specialty
coffee company.
Seneca Foods Corp. claims that Starbucks owes more than $1.5
million for raw materials that went unused when customer demand
lagged for a juice-based ice drink sold exclusively at many of the
coffee firm's nearly 4,000 U.S. stores.
Starbucks contends that Seneca simply ordered too much inventory
for the Prosser juice plant based on a false impression of demand for
the juice drinks.
"The question is who is responsible," Starbucks attorney David F.
Taylor of Seattle said during a hearing where he sought to have
Seneca's claims thrown out.
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