Friday, September 2, 2011

Brotherhood of the Bean

Brotherhood of the Bean

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Starbucks Rivals Reject Ethiopian Coffee as Bean Cachet Withers

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The mouthful of coffee makes a high- pitched ting as Stephen Vick spits into a metal urn. "Ethiopian coffees are really special," says Vick, quality control manager for Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea. At the company's "cupping" lab in Chicago, he samples delicately flavored batches from the birthplace of coffee before deciding what to ship to Intelligentsia's six cafes and 1,000 retailers.

Seattle’s Best Coffee opens some new stores

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Seattle’s Best Coffee, which is owned by cafĂ© chain Starbucks Corp., has opened 12 new stores since April, bringing it to almost 100 shops in the U.S. and Canada.

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