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| Philippine farmers cash in on civet coffee dung Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Philippine farmers used to hunt and kill the civets that ate their coffee beans — until they realised the animals’ droppings were worth a small fortune. |
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Some brews are better than others. There are so many methods and machines available to make a good cup of coffee at home, that couples-to-be might consider a mutual method as part of their pre-nuptual agreement. |
| Green Mountain Coffee investing in Va. Posted: 29 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is bringing a production and distribution center to southeastern Virginia, investing $180 million and creating as many as 800 jobs over the next five years, the company and state officials announced Friday. |
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| Bananas grown with coffee to combat climate change Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT In a remote corner of eastern Rwanda, farmer Louis Ntiricakeza hacked at the trunk of one of his banana trees with a small, rusty machete. |
| For Coffee Fans, Virtual Treasure Maps – App Smart Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT There are several apps that help lead the way to that special cup of coffee. |
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| The Coffee Wars Get Recaffeinated Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Just when you thought the world was divided between the opposing forces of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, new ventures have perked things up again in the coffee category. With the purpose of depositioning the blue mermaid. This year, for example, a man named Pete Licata was named best barista in the [...] |
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| Health Buzz: Coffee May Cut Skin Cancer Risk Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Coffee May Lower Skin Cancer Risk |
| More evidence that coffee cuts skin cancer risk Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT More evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide was released Monday at a major US medical conference. |
| Daily Coffee May Lower Your Skin Cancer Risk Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) — Your morning coffee might do more than jump-start your day. Researchers say that daily caffeine jolt might also reduce your risk of developing a type of skin cancer. |
| Coffee-Drinking May Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer- Study Suggests Link Between Soda, Teen Violence Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Drinking copious amounts of coffee may reduce the risk of the most common type of skin cancer , a new study finds. Women in the study who drank more than three cups of coffee a day were 20 percent less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma, a slow-growing form of skin cancer , than those who drank less than one cup a month. |
| Coffee may cut skin cancer risk Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Drinking copious amounts of coffee may reduce the risk of the most common type of skin cancer, a new study finds. Women in the study who drank more than three cups of coffee a day were 20 percent less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma. |
| Kraft to invest over $100 mln in Russia coffee plant Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT * Plans to double coffee production at plant by 2015* Follows Nestle’s Russian coffee plant extension* Russian coffee market grows ahead of E.EuropeMOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Kraft Foods Inc said itwould … |
| Grab your Coffee, I think this paper may depress you. Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT ( Source ) [More] |
| Rogers Family to Sell Keurig-Compatible Coffee Packs Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) will soon face some competition in the form of another company making single-serving packs of coffee compatible with its Keurig brewing machines. Privately held coffee roaster Rogers Family Co. |
| Coffee Fights Common Skin Cancer Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Drinking coffee may help prevent the most common type of skin cancer. |
| Coffee linked to reduced risk of common skin cancer Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Scientists reported Monday that drinking coffee was associated with decreased risk of a common and slow-growing form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. It appears that caffeine may play a role, they said. |
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| Sara Lee sells foodservice coffee and tea business Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Monday it sold a chunk of its North American foodservice coffee and tea operations to The J.M. Smucker Co. for $350 million. |
| Colombia Coffee Crop May Miss Forecasts After Bad Weather Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Colombia, the world's second-largest supplier of Arabica coffee beans, may produce its smallest crop in two years in 2011 because of excess rain that poses a risk for next year's harvest, according to a top growers' leader. |
| Sara Lee Sells Majority of U.S. Coffee Group to J.M. Smucker Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Sara Lee is selling its domestic coffee business to J.M. Smucker and will sell its bakery business to Grupo Bimbo for a reduced price. |
| Sara Lee sells majority of coffee business for $350M Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Sara Lee Corp. plans to sell the majority of its North American foodservice coffee and tea business to The J.M. Smucker Company for $350 million. The sale is expected to close early next year. |
| Sara Lee sells N American coffee business Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Sara Lee (NYSE:SLE – News), the US packaged foods company, said on Monday that it sold the majority of its North American coffee business to JM Smucker for $350m as it continues to narrow its focus after announcing … |
| Smucker Buys Sara Lee’s Coffee, Tea Divisions Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — J.M Smucker agreed to buy the North American coffee and hot beverage divisions of Sara Lee for $350 million and an additional $50 million over 10 years. Smucker said Monday in a press release announcing the deal that the purchase of Sara Lee’s coffee business includes the Douwe Egberts concentrated liquid coffee formula served up in diners nationwide as well as ground … |
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| Starbucks unveils blonde roast coffee Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Starbucks is going blonde. The coffee company known for its dark-roasted beans unveiled its lighter blend “Starbucks Blonde Roast” Tuesday, as it tries to reach a wider base of consumers. |
| Coffee Shippers in Vietnam Told to Avoid Forward Sales by State Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Coffee exporters in Vietnam, set to ship a record harvest, are being urged not to sign so-called forward contracts unless they have beans in hand after some companies didn't honor deals earlier this year as prices jumped. |
| Starbucks launches lighter roast ‘Blonde’ coffee Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Coffee giant Starbucks has announced plans to cater to sensitive palates with the launch of a lighter roast coffee. |
| Starbucks unveils lighter roast coffee to appeal to more drinkers Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. is adding a lighter-roast coffee as the company tries to reach a wider base of consumers. The company unveiled its "Starbucks Blonde Roast" Tuesday, a major departure from the company's typically dark-roasted beans. Starbucks has long faced criticism from people who feel its coffee is too dark or bitter. The company said it developed the new roast for the large number … |
| Coffee and your health: Latest findings Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Will coffee put you in an early grave – or keep you out of one? Recent research holds big surprises |
| Climate change could make coffee and chocolate endangered foods: scientists Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT If what climate change experts and big corporations presage is true, beloved food items like a cup of morning coffee and bar of chocolate could become a relic of the past. |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT Auckland roasting company Coffee Lab, based on the North Shore, has won the Supreme Award at this year’s Huhtamaki New Zealand Coffee Awards, results announced today. |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT For coffee enthusiasts, drinking coffee is not only a part of their lifestyle. Savoring a cup of steaming hot latte or espresso does not only entail art, it also about involving the different senses of the body. |
| Ahead of the Bell: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT A pair of analysts shrugged off some sharp criticism of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. on Tuesday, with one saying that the company’s in a good spot to continue to lead the growing U.S. single-serve coffee market. |
| Einhorn loses his taste for Green Mountain Coffee Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is betting that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters will lose its buzz, pushing the company’s share price down 11 percent on Monday. |
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| Coffee process gains a solar boost Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT It takes two dozen steps for a Central American coffee cherry, the fruit that contains the beans, to transform into a powerful pick-me-up. Raul Raudales is concerned with one of those steps: drying. He and his partner, Richard Trubey, have spent 17 years on a singular mission: to help coffee producers stay viable by using renewable energy to dry coffee beans. "Most people don't think about how … |
| Rising Star: Green Mountain Coffee Serves Up Social Responsibility Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT WATERBURY, Vt. (MainStreet) — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has watched sales and share prices percolate from its Keurig coffeemakers and K-Cup portion packs recently, but it’s not just the company taking a bigger sip of the profits. The Vermont-based coffee company’s sales increased 56% each year from 2006 through 2009 before spiking by 73% last year to $1.4 billion from $786 million. Last … |
| In Colombia, call centers replace coffee culture Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT In Manizales, in the heart of Colombia’s prime coffee production zone, officials have found the solution to volatile commodity prices and raging unemployment: call centers. |
| Top Brazil Grower Sees ‘Great’ Coffee Quality For Next Crop Amid Flowering Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Brazil's next coffee crop, the world's largest, is expected to be "great" quality after trees developed well last week, the country's top cooperative said. |
| Top Brazil Grower Sees ‘Great’ Coffee Quality on Flowering Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Brazil's next coffee crop, the world's largest, is expected to be "great" quality after trees developed well last week, the country's top cooperative said. |
| Climate change pushing coffee to extinction? Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Some scientists say global warming is threatening the world’s coffee supply |
| Green Mtn. Coffee Drops on Einhorn Comments Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) , the seller of Keurig single-pack coffee packets, fell as much as 11 percent after hedge-fund manager David Einhorn said the company should improve its disclosure. |
| Vietnam Attracts Coffee Companies Seeking Supply, Dreyfus Says Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT International companies are expanding in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, to ensure supplies after local traders failed to fill contracts, according to Louis Dreyfus Commodities SA. |
| Video: World’s coffee supply imperiled by climate change? Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Climate change is threatening the world’s coffee supply, which could have a devastating effect on future coffee production. “Early Show” contributor Taryn Winter Brill reports. |
| Kenya: Higher Prices Lure Rift Valley Farmers to Coffee Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Coffee farming is taking root in some parts of the Rift Valley province, offering hope of higher output at a time when traditional growing areas in Central Kenya are being encroached on by real-estate developers. |
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| Does Drinking Coffee Lower the Risk of Breast Cancer? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT When you sip your morning cup of coffee, are you reducing your risk of breast cancer at the same time? According to new research published in Breast Cancer Research, coffee drinkers may lower their risk of developing a sub-type of breast tumor called estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer. |
| Coffee Prices Gained Market Share For Green Mountain, Private Labels Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Citi is out with a note today that points out that commodity costs, which decreased in September, but which are still at historic highs, aided in market share and sales gains by private label coffee brands and by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in recent months. Green Mountain markets a popular single-cup coffee maker and K Cups that have quickly gained popularity in North America. Market share … |
| Coffee vs. Tea: Which Is Healthier? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT When it comes to drinking coffee or tea, which is healthier? The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, weighs in on the subject |
| Fresh, Local and Upscale, Coffee Spots Multiply in New York Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Growing demand and sinking rents have contributed to the rise in high-end coffee shops in New York. |
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| Handsome Coffee launches online shop Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Handsome Coffee launches online shop |
| India’s Tata Coffee shares up on Starbucks tie-up report Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Shares in India’s Tata Coffee soared nearly 10 percent on Monday after media reports that a proposed tie-up with giant US chain Starbucks will be announced soon. |
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| India’s Tata Coffee shares up on Starbucks tie-up report Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Shares in India’s Tata Coffee soared nearly 10 percent on Monday after media reports that a proposed tie-up with giant US chain Starbucks will be announced soon. |
| Starbucks close to cafe JV with Tata Coffee: report Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT MUMBAI (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp is finalizing an equity joint venture with India’s Tata Coffee Ltd for opening coffee shops in Asia’s third-largest economy, the Times of India reported on Monday. |
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| Dutch coffee shops face new curbs on cannabis sale Posted: 08 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Coffee shops in the Netherlands were left wondering on Saturday how to comply with restrictions announced by the Dutch government on the sale of “strong” cannabis, saying enforcement would be difficult given the laws on production. |
| Dutch to ban coffee shops from selling ‘strong’ cannabis Posted: 08 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT The Dutch government on Friday announced it would ban coffee shops from selling “strong” cannabis whose active chemical ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is higher than 15 percent. |
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| Coffee Crop in Vietnam Region to Jump 10% as Quality Gains Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Coffee production from Vietnam's main growing province may jump 10 percent this season as bean quality climbs, producers and the government said, bolstering forecasts that a record nationwide crop will swell global robusta supplies. |
| Coffee Crop in Vietnam Region to Climb 10% as Quality Rises Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Coffee production from Vietnam's main growing province may jump 10 percent this season as bean quality climbs, producers and the government said, bolstering forecasts that a record nationwide crop will swell global robusta supplies. |
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| Coffee Stocks: Are These Profits on a Caffeine High? Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Do you think these stocks have more growth to cash in on? |
| Tim Hortons coffee chain plans Gulf expansion Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons is hoping to brew up new business across Arab Gulf states. |
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| Coffee: is the black stuff as green as it should be? Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT From deforestation to fertilizer; our taste for coffee has left some of the world's most precious eco-systems in a precarious state. George Blacksell looks at how the coffee industry is cleaning up its act. The world's second most tradable commodity after oil; coffee growing and processing has proven itself to be a lucrative industry. The burgeoning coffee culture that sprang up over the last … |
| Coffee-fueled car breaks record Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Future of Tech: Coffee fuels millions of human brains every day. Now, spent coffee grounds have set a land-speed record as a fuel for cars. |
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