Free Coffee

The local diner may refill your cup for free, but don't expect the pricey coffee house to give you a second cup of java for free. At $3 or $4 a pop, Starbucks won't give up profits to be that generous.

A Turkish Proverb

"Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love."
-Turkish Proverb

Chilled coffee drinks come with a variety of names and crowds of calories

By Michael Hastings
JOURNAL FOOD EDITOR

During the summer, coffee shops partially turn into soda fountains or ice cream shops, offering an array of drinks that can freeze your brain and stimulate it all in the same slurp. Call it the brrrr and buzz phenomenon. Iced coffee has been around for generations, but modern coffeehouses go beyond that, ever since Starbucks came up with its now-trademarked frappuccino.

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New Gourmet Food Website Offers Hot-Selling Kona Coffee Pods

New Gourmet 2 You announces the addition of Aloha Island Kona Coffee Pods for Senseo machines to its lineup of specialty products. The 100% Pure Kona Coffee Pods are available in a package of 24 and each is individually wrapped providing the customer with a fresh cup of rich, restaurant-quality cofeee.

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) August 17, 2004 -- Brand new online gourmet food retailer, New Gourmet 2 You, Inc. is pleased to to announce the addition of Aloha Island Coffee to our product lineup.This new and innovative product is the latest rage in the coffee world. Sales of Senseo machines, and consequently the coffee pods that are used in the machines, have been increasing at a staggering rate over the past six months and New Gourmet 2 You is excited to help introduce this new product to the coffee connoisseur. The 100% Pure Kona Coffee Pods are sold in a package containing 24 individually wrapped pods and allow the consumer to brew 1 or 2 cups of rich, dark roast coffee at a time. Aloha Island Kona Coffee is naturally low acid and pesticide free.

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Coffee, tea recalled

Oklahoma City-based Neighbors Coffee expanded an earlier coffee recall Monday to include 300 to 500 pounds of bulk tea that contain undeclared almonds.

On Friday, the company pulled from shelves whole-bean, nut-flavored coffee for label errors that failed to note almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts and pecans in the coffee.

The affected tea was sold in two-pound packages as caffeinated and decaffeinated Amaretto Tea and Cherry Almond Tea.

Consumers can exchange the recalled tea at the place of purchase or receive a refund. For details, call (800) 299-9016.

Hawaii coffee production rebounds

by Howard Dicus

Coffee production grew 11 percent in the 2003-2004 season, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture reports. Production gains across the state exceeded a drop in Big Island production.


It bodes well for this coming season's harvest, because Kona growers are expecting an improved harvest this year, especially in the higher grades.

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Barefoot Coffee Roasters and Global Blends Coffee Give Back to the Community

Barefoot Coffee Roasters increases availability of “Cause and Effect” coffees to the Peninsula to deliver sustainable support to local charities and causes

SAN JOSE, CA (PRWEB) -- Coffee lovers and cause minded individuals can now support several great Bay Area causes by drinking coffee at Mountain View’s Global Blends Coffee Company. Through its “Cause and Effect” program, Barefoot Coffee Roasters is raising awareness and providing sustainable support for local causes and charities such as Emergency Housing Consortium (EHC) and Ballet San Jose. And now peninsula residents can enjoy world class coffee and espresso drinks and support their community causes at the same time.

For every pound of Casa Segura or Tanzania Ballerinaberry coffee sold at retail at Global Blends Coffee Company, Barefoot Coffee Roasters and Global Blends will combine to donate $1 to the respective cause. In addition to retail sales, Barefoot Coffee Roasters will donate $0.50 for each pound of these Cause and Effect coffees that Global Blends brews up in the café for customers.

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Seattle's Best Coffee coming to more than 400 Borders stores

Starbucks Corp. of Seattle said it has struck a deal with Borders Group Inc. to open cafes of its Seattle's Best Coffee subsidiary in more than 400 Borders Books & Music Stores. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Unlike Starbucks' deal with its own brand in Barnes & Noble stores, Borders will operate the stores itself under a licensing agreement.

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