Model wins $15.6 million Nestlé payout

Swissinfo

Swiss food giant Nestlé has been told to pay $15.6 million to a man whose image was used without his permission for many years on coffee jar labels.

Nestlé said on Tuesday that it plans to appeal the decision - worth SFr18.6 million - which was made by a court in Glendale in California.

Russell Christoff, a former model, came across his likeness on jars of Taster’s Choice coffee while out shopping in 2002.

He had originally posed in a two-hour Nestlé photo shoot in 1986, but thought that nothing had come of it.

A legal dispute with Nestlé USA followed, during which 58-year-old Christoff turned down the company’s $100,000 settlement offer and Nestlé USA declined his offer to settle for $8.5 million.

Last week a Los Angeles Superior Court jury ordered Nestlé USA to pay Christoff $15.6 million for using the image without his permission and profiting from it, said Nestlé on Tuesday.

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Coffee deserves better than storage in the fridge

BY SUSAN SELASKY
DETROIT FREE PRESS TEST KITCHEN DIRECTOR

What's the best way to store ground coffee, asked Jeannette Donnellon of Madison Heights.

"I've heard keeping it in the refrigerator or freezer is best. Or is it best to just keep it on the shelf?" she asked.

There are varying answers to coffee storing, Jeannette, depending on whether you buy whole or ground.

The refrigerator or freezer is not always the best place to store whole bean or ground coffee. But many sources recommend storing it in the freezer. Coffee purists may frown on the freezer, but one thing most agree on is that the refrigerator is off limits.

The National Coffee Association of U.S.A Web site ( www.ncusa.org) says: "It is important not to refrigerate or freeze your daily supply of coffee because contact with moisture will cause it to deteriorate." Freshly roasted coffee also should be kept away from air, heat and light so that it stays fresher longer.

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