Dunkin' Donuts Brews Fair Trade Espressos

Thu May 15, 2003 01:53 PM ET
By Bruce Kamich
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dunkin' Donuts, whose grab and go shops sell 2.5 million cups of coffee a day, aims to brew trendy espresso drinks throughout the United States.

And the beans used for the espressos, lattes and cappuccinos will be Fair Trade certified, making Dunkin' Donuts the first retailer to go that route for a brewed product line, according to analysts.

The world's biggest seller of coffee and donuts will launch these espresso-based beverages in 800 shops in the Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, area by September, a company official said.

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Some may change coffee brands when Starbucks moves in

By CHRISTINE FREY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Allison Reed, who brews coffee from Seattle Coffee Co. at her independent cafe, has received three phones calls in the past month from local roasters urging her to change brands. Once Starbucks acquires Seattle Coffee Co., the callers said, she'll have to buy beans from the chain, which has several cafes near her own.

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Applied Food Sciences Announces Weight Loss Benefits to Its Green Coffee Antioxidant Extract

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2003--Applied Food Sciences, LLC (AFS(TM)) announced that its Green Coffee Antioxidant (GCA(TM)) product derived from green coffee beans contains 55 percent pure chlorogenic acid. Research shows that chlorogenic acid has significant health benefits including a potential role in weight management.

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Leaders in Coffee Industry Saluted

Leah Krakinowski
New York
15 May 2003

In New York this week, the non-profit Rainforest Alliance saluted coffee industry leaders, from small Latin-American coffee growers to large retailers like Starbucks, for their environmentally and socially responsible business practices. The Rainforest Alliance has been the driving force behind convincing industry leaders that producing and selling coffee that doesn't destroy forests, endanger wildlife or exploit laborers is good for business. Persuading coffee lovers to pay more for a higher quality bean may be the toughest challenge ahead.

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Making a better coffee bean

The Inoculated Mind | Making a better coffee bean

By Karl J. Mogel
Aggie Science Columnist

May 14, 2003 - Since the last ice age, humans have been taking wild plant species and domesticating them, turning them into the crop plants that we have today. It was a slow process fueled by random mutations, until recently, when we have gained the ability to create genetically modified crops.

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New Orleans Coffee Company Builds Innovation out of Tradition

Award-Winning Company Launches New Ground, Whole Bean Coffees

New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Coffee Company, Inc., pioneers of the popular CoolBrew® fresh coffee concentrate, recently launched a new line of ground and whole bean premium coffees.

Steeped in New Orleans’ rich coffee history, the new line from New Orleans Coffee Company upholds the standards of its heritage. The Whole Bean French Roast, Premium Ground French Roast, Premium Ground Coffee and Chicory and Premium Ground Decaffeinated varieties are all made from the finest Arabica beans roasted and ground in New Orleans.

Quality is not the brand’s only distinction. New Orleans Coffee Company’s management team, named “Innovators of the Year” by New Orleans City Business in 2002, developed unique packaging in the form of a silk-screened burlap bag. A stand-out on any shelf, the aesthetically pleasing exterior design invokes a New Orleans feel. Inside, a resealable zipper-lock valve bag guarantees lasting freshness.

“We are excited to launch what we know is a forward progression for our brand,” Adrian Simpson, Marketing Director, said. “From our award-winning CoolBrew coffee concentrate to these ground and whole bean varieties, we are upholding the quality, freshness and uniqueness that New Orleans’ coffee culture is famous for.”

New Orleans Coffee Company’s ground and whole bean coffees will be available initially at Sav-A-Center, large Independents and at select Winn Dixie locations, and retail for $7.99. For more information, log on to www.neworleanscoffeecompany.com
or call toll free, 800-293-3765.

Sacramento Coffee Company To Take To The Skies

Tue May 6, 4:05 PM ET

Sacramento-based Java City will be giving Delta Air Lines a new jolt.

The coffee company beat out 14 other competitors to garner a five-year contract providing coffee on all Delta flights.

The deal calls for Delta to serve coffee in Java City cups on more than 3,500 flights, serving more than 105 million passengers a year.

The Delta deal will account for about 20 percent of Java City's coffee sales. It will also give the company, which started in Sacramento in 1985, international exposure.

The Brew to Be No. 2

By Justin Doebele

It's raining. I have to open the roof!" blurts Victor Sassoon, jumping up from his seat at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Singapore's popular Orchard Road. In seconds an electric awning unfurls over the patio in the afternoon sprinkle. Sassoon, always fussing, stops to rearrange chairs before sitting back down to finish his iced mocha latte, the house favorite.

Details count in the hypercompetitive world of specialty coffee. If customers aren't happy at this Coffee Bean, there's a Starbucks across the street. These days there's a Starbucks across just about every street. Against this imposing foe, Sassoon and his partners are working up a head of steam for the chain they bought five years ago from the couple who'd made it a Los Angeles cult favorite. Today, with 222 outlets, $110 million in annual revenues and an estimated $9 million in net profits, it has a place in the cafe world's top ten.

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Coffee Highs

(HealthScoutNews) -- While that morning cup of coffee always seems to get you instantly stimulated for the day, you might be surprised to learn that it has another plus side.

According to a report from the Yale University School of Medicine in the June 2000 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, caffeine packs an added punch.

When 20 people were given either caffeine or a placebo 90 minutes before physical exertion, the levels of muscle glycogen, a measure of energy stored, were about the same for both groups. And the caffeine group showed higher levels of lactate, a measure of muscle fatigue.

But the caffeine group also showed higher levels of cortisol, an anti-stress hormone, and endorphins, the body's natural pain killers. The placebo group showed only a small increase in cortisol and no increase in endorphins.

New Project Launched to Support Central American Coffee Producers

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By Eric Green
Washington File Staff Writer

Washington -- A new project jointly financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and a non-profit U.S. organization has been launched to help coffee growers in Central America become more competitive on the global market.

The three-year project will receive $4.5 million from the IDB and Connecticut-based TechnoServe to help improve the quality of coffee grown in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, the IDB said in a May 5 statement.

TechnoServe is involved with finding business solutions to rural poverty.

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This guy needs some coffee...

We all have our frustrating moments with computers. What could be more of a stress reliever then to watch a video of some office worker kicking the heck out of his computer. This might be one of the funniest computer related videos ever.

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Meet espresso's exacting master

By Jon Bonné
MSNBC

SEATTLE, May 9 — David Schomer will ruin your morning coffee. His insistence on producing espresso by some of the most exacting standards imaginable shows off the perfect subtleties of coffee to customers who live in a city that knows its brews. One sip of Schomer’s product and your weak morning mug will never taste the same.

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