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As reported in the Times of India recently, it seems that our genetic makeup has something to do with our love of coffee. Why would they make this claim? A team of researchers have been looking into the coffee culture phenomenon. They have been doing some research into why some of us drink more of [...]
Posted by Matt on the 30th September 2011
Recently there have been reports in the news that coffee has certain unexpected health benefits. In particular, those who consume a couple of cups of the caffeine elixir on a daily basis may, it appears, have a reduced chance of suffering from a stroke. The search results were collated, it was revealed, by a ‘systematic [...]
Posted by Matt on the 29th September 2011
The clock is ticking and we are rapidly approaching the date set by Macmillan’s Cancer Support charity’s big event. The date is set for 30 September when the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning will take place to raise funds for those who are adversely affected by cancer. Many people in the country have a huge affection [...]
Posted by Matt on the 28th September 2011
Sadly, many of us have been affected either directly or indirectly by cancer. For those who have suffered in this way and who have been helped by the Macmillan Cancer Support charity, the coffee morning fund-raising event on 30 September is a time to give a little something back. The news is awash with examples [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 27th September 2011
Africa is world renowned for its production of coffee. Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, amongst other countries regularly export coffee to the world. However, as reported in the Zambia Daily Mail, there are plans afoot to train more than six thousand coffee farmers to improve the standards of certain aspects of the coffee production process. The [...]
Posted by Phil on the 26th September 2011
It is heartening, isn’t it, in these gloomy economic times, to hear about success stories and positive good news from the world of business? It makes a welcome change from the misery news of job losses, unemployment, struggling economic recovery and debt. If this upbeat news is your bag, read on. As reported in Bloomberg [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 23rd September 2011
As reported in the online Time website, Laos is making an especial effort to improve its coffee industry. In an interview, Sinouk Sisombat, the president of the Lao Coffee Association, wants to produce coffee of a globally renowned quality and seeks in particular to boost the sales of the coffee grown on his own plantation [...]
Posted by Matt on the 22nd September 2011
Plans are afoot all over the country to contribute towards the event, which is organised by the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. The purpose of the coffee mornings is twofold: to raise awareness about the charity and its work and also to raise funds for the good cause. Many people have been involved and events are [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 21st September 2011
We Brits are renowned for our love of animals. And the population of Doncaster are no exception! In particular, the Peacehaven Coffee Club have just gone out of their way to raise funds to help disadvantaged animals in their area. What did they do? Coffee and charity go hand in hand it seems (think of [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 20th September 2011
It seems that there is a close relationship at the moment between coffee mornings and raising money for charities and in particular, cancer charities. You may have heard that the Macmillan cancer charity is going great guns to raise money for its cause by various coffee events, as part of its World’s Biggest Coffee Morning [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 19th September 2011
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