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Most people deprived of their daily caffeine fix become a bit on edge – and so is the case for inmates of a New Hampshire, US prison, according to reports. Some prison inmates in Berlin are said to have come overly vociferous with staff following a delayed coffee delivery as a result of the recent [...]
Posted by Matt on the 30th November 2010
Inspired by the industry’s leading national-level coffee players, numerous coffee brands across the US, in retail, as well as through regional coffee chains, are experimenting with seasonally-inspired additions to their portfolios. With interesting tastes such as peppermint, pumpkin and gingerbread, these drinks can reportedly command as much as double the price of a regular cup [...]
Posted by Phil on the 29th November 2010
In a fruitful coffee morning organised in Radlett, UK, members of the senior population raised an impressive £820 for an eye care unit in the local Hillingdon Hospital. The gathering, where visitors paid a £1 entry fee as well as participating in a tombola and a horticulturally-inspired quiz, was designed to increase awareness of macular [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 25th November 2010
Recently holding the sixth National Coffee Day of its kind in Kathmandu, the Nepal-wide initiative carried the theme ‘Promote Organic Coffee, Increase Self-employment Conserving Ecology’ and involved various activities. Organised by the country’s Tea and Coffee Development Board, the programme was designed to highlight the need for further investment in the field of agriculture, as [...]
Posted by Matt on the 24th November 2010
V.G. Siddhartha, owner of the Indian-based retail chain Cafe Coffee Day, has announced plans to acquire Sical Logistics Ltd for a reported sum of around Rupees 200 crore, bringing the latter’s relationship with one of Chennai’s longest-standing businesses, the M. A. Chidambaram Group, to a close. Through the acquisition, the real estate enterprise of Siddhartha, [...]
Posted by Phil on the 23rd November 2010
Devastated by the genocide of 1994, Rwanda’s recovery is being supported by Lansing, US-based Paramount, through the development of its coffee industry. Among the largest coffee roasting businesses in the Midwest region of the US, the company, also a distributor of coffee, donates US$1 for each bag of its Rwanda fair trade coffee purchased by [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 22nd November 2010
The most time-honoured way of consuming the caffeine-rich commodity, chewing coffee beans was once common practice amongst nomadic tribes as the way to reap the most benefit from the plant. In terms of the taste experience associated with chewing coffee beans, there are two alternatives, according to a student from Cork, Ireland – Jamie Heffernan [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 19th November 2010
Hailed as the top of its field, the Brasilia Opus Sublima espresso machine is sublimely superior to other models available. Already a fantastic unit in its own right, when complimented with the Sublima-branded brewing system, the results achieved with the Opus coffee machine are phenomenal and need to be tasted to be believed. Producing espressos [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 18th November 2010
The cloud computing company Salesforce has communicated news of a success story coffee company that has expanded geographically as a result of using the provider’s technologies. Speciality coffee roasting company and wholesaler, Counter Culture Coffee, is said to have moved to ‘Cloud 2′ – the next level of enterprise cloud computing that is based around [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 17th November 2010
Suitable for both bean to cup and instant coffee machines, in addition to being ideal for both offices and take-away outlets, this range of coffee machine stands offers customers numerous choices. At the premium end of the spectrum, the Caffe Society Premium Self Service Coffee Stand provides the ideal station for the promotion of coffee [...]
Posted by Matt on the 16th November 2010
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