Kraft Foods Announces Preliminary Injunction Against Starbucks

Kraft Foods Inc. KFT announced today that it is seeking a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Starbucks Coffee Company SBUX for violating terms of the roast and ground coffee agreement. Starbucks is attempting to unilaterally end the strategic partnership that provides Kraft with the exclusive rights for the sales, marketing and distribution of Starbucks roast and ground coffee in grocery and other retail outlets. Kraft is seeking the injunction to stop Starbucks from proceeding as if the agreement has been terminated, when, in fact, the contract is still in force.