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Coffee cupping
Ever been wine tasting? Well, coffee lovers sometimes do something similar, and it’s called cupping. Basically, it involves a lot of slurping and spitting. You want to run each sip across your whole mouth, to ensure that all taste buds on the tongue have a chance to sample it. There’s a long article about this … Continue reading
Solar coffee roasting in Colorado
We first reported on solar coffee roasting last year (see this story). Well, what started as an experiment in Oregon has moved to sunny Pueblo, Colorado, and has evolved into a business, Solar Roast, that uses solar power to roast up to fifty pounds of coffee a day. Actually, the coffee roasting facility is on … Continue reading
Starbucks to double number of stores in five years
As if there weren’t already too many Starbucks…they plan to double their number of stores in five years! (full article in Bufaflo News Business Today)
Starbucks vending machines
Wow, talk about brand dilution and degradation. Starbucks is teaming up with Pepsi to distribute a whole bunch of hot drink vending machines. You’ll see them in some test markets this summer, and if all goes well, expect them to spread like wildfire. (via Slashfood)
Another source for green beans
I’ve been thrilled with ordering unroasted coffee beans from Sweet Marias, but options are always a good thing and I’ve come across another green bean supplier in California, The Unroasted Coffee Co, based out of San Francisco. They sell exclusively organic coffee, much of it shade-grown and/or Fair Trade certified.
Newhall Coffee Roasting sending six *tons* of coffee to US troops!
The Newhall Coffee Roasting Company is generously donating six tons of coffee to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. This makes me think of how instant coffee was developed for soldiers during World War II…wow, look how far we’ve come! Instead of instant coffee crap, our soliders get some quality roasted beans instead. Kudos to … Continue reading
