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Fair trade and organic coffee farming is the topic as a Jesuit High School mathematics and science teacher is on a large-scale research and environmental expedition in Costa Rica this week. Jennifer Cournia, a 1997 Jesuit graduate, is in Coope Tarrazú, a farming cooperative located in the small town of San Marcos de Tarrazú. Cournia is conducting research on coffee farms, meeting local farmers,

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By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY Looks like coffee is starting to perk up on Wall Street. While the broad market is struggling to hold its recent gains, shares of five of the largest publicly traded coffee companies are on a high boil. Shares of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) are up 4,525% this year, Green Mountain (GMCR) has doubled and even Starbucks (SBUX) is up 50%. That shows that investors think

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by Baruch Gordon (IsraelNN.com) We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too. But intriguing new research from Tel Aviv University by breath specialist Prof. Mel Rosenberg finds that a coffee extract can inhibit the bacteria that lead to bad breath. New

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Get a FREE issue of Roast Magazine today with any order including beans or equipment. One magazine per order, while supplies last. This is the July /August '09 issue. Here's another great issue. If you're interested in how green coffee is chosen by buyers and makes it to your cup, part one of Signed, Sealed, Delivered discussed the process. Designer Coffee poses the question of how an

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Posted by Melissa Allison The first of five weekly auctions on eBay starts Friday, and the URL will be linked at www.seattlecoffeegear.com/auction. As of this writing, they were not sure exactly what time it would start. The Seattle importer is auctioning Rocket Espresso's limited edition Giro d'Italia Giotto semi-automatic espresso machines to benefit Coffee Kids, a nonprofit that helps

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It’s cornered the market on Big Macs, fries, and shakes. And now McDonald’s is riding a massive marketing campaign to make gastronomic gains in premium coffee. Not only has the Golden Arches stolen share from java leader Starbucks as the place most preferred by coffee drinkers, but McDonald’s has also dislodged Dunkin’ Donuts from its second-place spot, according to the May 2009 survey by

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Franchise Direct, a franchise portal, has recently conducted a study on how coffee franchises are faring in the recession. You can find the full 4,000 word survey at the link below. Here are some of the key points from the survey, which shows that coffee franchises are recession-resistant: Talking Point one: Coffee consumption has increased or remained level in the last year among key

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11:40 AM MDT on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 By Kgw.com and KING5.com Staff SEATTLE - If you bought coffee at Starbucks on Memorial Day Weekend, you may have been one of a million customers double-charged for your beverage. And you can't be blamed for not noticing, because the charge came at the backend of the transaction, away from the store. Starbucks confirmed to NBC News that on Friday, May 22

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I know there are many uses for the steam wand, but here is one I had not thought of. Here is a step-by-step instruction to cooking eggs with the steam wand on your espresso machine. Eggs-Quick and easy

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Burke Museum’s “Coffee - The World in Your Cup” KAILUA KONA, HAWAII, June 1, 2009 The Kona Coffee Farmers Association has been invited to give a tasting presentation at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA, on Saturday, June 27th, from 11-2 pm., as part of the Burke Museum’s exhibit, “Coffee - The World in Your Cup”. The Kona Coffee Farmers will showcase one of the world’s premier coffees from

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By SYLVIA RECTOR • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • June 1, 2009 Buying a cup of coffee Wednesday at any Tim Horton’s will help send hundreds of metro area children to camp, through the company’s annual Camp Day fund drive. It’s the one day every year when every penny of coffee sales throughout the U.S. and Canada is donated to Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation, which organizes camp programs for

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by Tom Gilchrist | The Bay City Times Monday June 01, 2009, 10:00 AM Bay City, Michigan - In 1994, a jury awarded a New Mexico woman $2.9 million after she was burned by spilled McDonald's coffee. Now a Bay County woman claims she's steamed at Starbucks for the same reason. Irene Bruno alleges she endured severe burns and permanent scars three years ago when a worker at a Midland County

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Coffee drinks prepared by Starbucks and McCafe failed to impress coffee experts at The Coffee Review, an online publication that rates and reviews coffees. In a recent taste test, the Starbucks' coffees scored higher than their McCafe equivalents, though neither company's offerings earned gold stars. Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- In a recent tasting of McCafe and Starbucks coffee drinks

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Analysis Profiles McDonald's & Starbucks Coffee Drinkers COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - McDonald's is waging an all-out assault on the coffee industry, and they seem to be gaining ground in the battle of the baristas. Although Starbucks is still #1 (9.2% of consumers frequent the coffee house most often for their java fix), McDonald's has consistently grown since May of 2007,

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By JENNIFER ERICKSON We're in a sunlit room, the atmosphere is convivial, and, judging by the Laguna Coffee Company owner Paul Ackley preparing a coffee cupping at his shop. snatches of conversation, it could be a wine tasting. "Bolder and full-bodied," "fruitier, with nutty overtures," "balanced acidity," and "winey aftertaste" are the phrases overheard. But rather than the fermented fruit of

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Sweet Maria's is an online home coffee roasting business and I recommend it for beans, equipment, and expert advice.Here is their weblog, where you will see some fantastic photos from a recent trip to Costa Rica, Salvador, and Panama.Sweet Maria's Weblog

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By Michelle A. Vu Christian Post Reporter Tue, May. 26 2009 11:05 AM EDT A Seattle-based coffee company is doing what some might consider foolish during a recession – giving away 100 percent of its revenue from this month. In contrast to coffee giant Starbucks, which is scaling back by closing hundreds of stores and laying off thousands of workers, Storyville Coffee Company has pledged to

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One-man operation charts a course for growth By Amy Rolph Herald Writer The process starts with a bucket of unroasted coffee beans, looking pale and a bit like fat little peanuts to the untrained eye. Velton Ross pours them into the silver funnel that tops his blue Dierdrich roaster, a mammoth machine with portly tanks and a direct connection to the sunny outdoors through a silver ventilation

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May 26, 2009 (Waterbury, VT) – Kaapi Royale Coffee of India has donated two prime specialty coffee lots to support the Grounds For Health online charity auction that will be held on June 2nd. By participating in the event, Kaapi Royale joins leading producers, coops, importers and exporters including Royal Coffee, Hacienda Esmeralda and Elan Organic Coffees that have donated a portion of their

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BOGOTA (AFP) — Coffee production in Colombia, the world's number two producer of the beans, plunged 33 percent in the first four months of 2009, with exports sinking by 21 percent, officials said. The National Coffeegrowers Federation, or Federacafe, said January-April production reached just 2.88 million 60-kilogram (132-pound) bags, compared with 4.25 million bags in the same period in 2008.

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This is a new caffeine-free coffee from Cameroon, the first record of a caffeine-free species from Central Africa. Cameroon is a center of diversity for the genus Coffea and such wild species are potentially important in breeding programs. In this case the new species could be used for breeding of naturally decaffeinated beans. More >>

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Has anyone seen the coffee mugs they sell at starbucks? The don't have handles...must be the recession.

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Go ahead: That cup of joe won't hurt you, the latest research says. It might even help you. Judy Foreman, Health Sense May 18, 2009 Coffee drinkers, rejoice! The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis and Parkinson's

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(NECN: Lauren Collins, Hampstead, NH) - Josee Archer greets visitors to Bean Towne Coffee House with a huge smile, "We just said that the next person that walks in is going to get a good deed. And that's you!" Smiles these days are just as strong as the brew at Bean Towne Coffee House in Hampstead, New Hampshire. It's where you'll frequently find Archer and her challenge to the community. As she

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KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII, May 12, 2009 - At their March meeting, Kona Coffee Farmers Association adopted a resolution requesting “the Hawaii State Legislature to provide video conferencing in order to end the disenfranchisement of outer island residents from effective participation in the legislative hearings process.” This trade organization of working Kona Coffee farmers frequently works on

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