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Interesting facts about coffee
Here are some interesting facts about coffee (via Source2Resource): 1. Germay is the world’s second largest consumer of coffee in terms of volume at 16 pounds per person. 2. Over 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, but all of them lie along the equator between the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. 3. An acre of coffee … Continue reading
Starbucks switches to 2 percent milk
By the end of the year, Starbucks will being using 2 percent milk instead of whole milk for its espresso drinks in all of its US and Canadian stores. What does this mean for you? Besides a slightly different taste, a grande latte will drop from 290 calories down to 190 calories. (via The Washington … Continue reading
On-demand retail coffee roasting
Fresh Roast Systems has developed a new coffee roaster, one designed to be deployed in locations such as grocery stores, that will roast coffee on demand and to the level desired by the consumer. The machines are networked to receive updated roasting profiles for new batches of beans, so the retailer doesn’t need to spend … Continue reading
A new approach to fresh-roasted coffee
The Roasting Plant, a new cafe in New York, has taken coffee roasting to the next stage – roasting on demand, allowing customers to even request their own custom blend of beans. Their automated roasting machines also help ensure freshness, being able to roast whatever is needed, whenever it’s needed. I do wonder how the … Continue reading
Creation of a new coffee drink
So what does it take for a mega-corporation like Starbucks to invent a new coffee drink? Well, this article over at MSNBC goes through the work that went into the creation of the Dolce De Leche Latte. It took them over a year to get it to the point where it was ready for the … Continue reading
Don’t buy coffee from Vietnam
If you care about quality, don’t buy coffee from Vietnam. Well, since they mostly export robusta beans, this may not be something the average person would be doing anyway (Arabica beans are typically more highly desired, for many reasons). The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association has admitted that they use old criteria for quality, and … Continue reading
