And it wasn’t just Kroger, selling the coffee.

Costco, Amazon, World Market, Walmart, and Safeway were all indicted in the lawsuit.

Grocery shoppers pay more for Kona coffee, which is hailed fromHualalai and Mauna Loain Hawaii.

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The settlement will benefit coffee farmers who worked between February 2015 and 2022.

Many products thought to traditionally come from Hawaii, don’t, according toSF Gate.

Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee Co. sued for not contained real kona beans

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