Krups is a German kitchen appliance manufacturer that has for many years been the world's leading manufacturer of coffee and espresso machines. The company also produces a number of household appliances, including meat slicers, food processors, blenders, coffee grinders and BeerTender. The company competes with DeLonghi, Sunbeam-Oster, Braun, Salton, Proctor-Silex, and Black & Decker (Applica Home Products).Krups is owned by Groupe SEB of FranceKrups once had a factory located in Limerick, Ireland which employed 800 people until its closure in 1999. See alsoTrojan Room coffee pot

Another concern, expressed by non-governmental organizations such as Friends of the Earth and Oxfam, is that government-subsidized large-scale production of biofuels could increase food prices in developing countries. In a recent report by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Joachim von Braun writes:

This election season, Carol Moseley Braun isn't gunning to become the first black president or the first female president. (Been there, done that.) Instead, she's trying to break ground in another arena, one she considers vastly more satisfying than politics: food. Healthy, organic, biodynamic food.