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Laced Coffee. Who Knew?
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Read the full Reuters article, “‘Coffee police’ fight fraud on shop shelves“. Posted 11/25/09.
Let the Bidding Begin: Peet’s vs. Green Mountain
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. on Monday raised its earlier $26-a-share offer for Diedrich to $32 a share in cash and stock, or $265 million, after Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. said it proposed buying the company for $30 a share in cash. Diedrich’s board is now reviewing both proposals.”
Read the full The Wall Street Journal article, “Bidding War Spills From Popularity of Coffee Pods.”
Robusta Coffee Maintains its Market Share
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
About 40 percent of the world’s coffee supply is robusta, a less expensive and often easier species of coffee tree to grow. The remaining 60 percent is arabica which is increasingly cultivated as a specialty or gourmet coffee.”
Read the full Forbes.com article, “Robusta thrives amid quality coffee trend,” posted 11/23/09.
Nescafé Green Blend: Why Roast the Beans?
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
The goodness of Nescafé Green Blend lies within the unroasted green coffee beans. They are naturally rich in polyphenol antioxidants which can help protect the body’s cells from day to day damage. Polyphenol antioxidants are also found in green tea and cocoa.
I’m sure this may have been done elsewhere, but this is the first time I’ve seen roasted and unroasted coffee ground together for brewing. I’d be curious to know how this blend tastes. The results from my quick search online seem to indicate this is only released in select areas right now, or maybe ever. Has anyone tried it? Or seen it in stores?
I originally found this posted at Big Hospitality.
World Coffee Supply to Drop
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Global supply may fall to about 124 million bags in the year that started Oct. 1 from 128.1 million bags a year earlier, Osorio said in a telephone interview from Bogota yesterday. A bag of coffee weighs 60 kilograms (132 pounds).”
Read the full article, “World Coffee Supply May Drop to 124 Million Bags (Update2)“, at Bloomberg.com. Posted November 17.