The 2008 version of "Where Your Money Goes" is now loaded on the right sidebar of our homepage.

Please notice that almost every cost has gone up in the past year.

The cool part of that is that we are paying growers more money. The downside is that other costs have gone up as well.

Another note-- We have largely switched to 12oz bags, but the breakdown is in pounds. This is because we deal in pounds when we buy coffee from farmers and because we sell in two pound and five pound bags as well. To get the right equation for 12-ouncers, please take .75 of the costs presented. Except for bags and labels which are good to go.

This is another piece of the JC Transparency Project. We will have more coming. Please see our supply chain and profit and loss statements for even more info on what in the heck we are doing here.

And if you like the idea of being up front with traditionally guarded business info, ask other companies you buy from to show you the same.

Oh, and remember the "retail mark up" is controlled by the store you buy from, not JC. That percentage will vary from place to place.