All About Gourmet Coffee

The Extra-Large, Ultra-Small Medium (New York Times)
Something curious is happening to television: it's simultaneously growing gigantic and minuscule, stretching across living room walls at the same time it slips into pockets.

Pour it on: Coffee business is steaming (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Coffee is good business and getting better, not just in Seattle but throughout the nation and abroad, said roasters, suppliers and retailers gathered Friday for the opening of Coffee Fest.

The extra-large, ultra-small medium (International Herald Tribune)
For now, television may still mostly be a medium-size medium. But there is a growing fetish for televisions on the far ends of the size spectrum.

Break from tradition sounds even sweeter (Boston Globe)
Luis Leguia is polite and unassuming, with the manners of an old-school gentleman. He insists that a visitor have coffee before conversation, wrestles down his feisty, friendly dog Teddy and restrains him, and modestly leaves out the details of the poverty-stricken childhood that he rose above to become a musician with the Boston Symphony Orchestra — until his wife, Stephanie, …

Shock Coffee offers a superdose of caffeine (Seattle Times)
The slogan says it all: "Sleep is overrated. " Now repeat it three times with Tasmanian Devil speed. Shock Coffee has introduced the energy…

Pour it on: Coffee business is steaming (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Coffee is good business and getting better, not just in Seattle but throughout the nation and abroad, said roasters, suppliers and retailers gathered Friday for the opening of Coffee Fest.

Sara Lee to sell U.S. retail coffee business for $82.5M (Crane's Chicago Business)
(Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp. on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell its U.S. retail coffee business to Italy's Segafredo Zanetti Group for $82.5 million as it looks to focus on its meat, household products and baked goods businesses.

FRCH revamps OfficeMax with color and coffee (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Architectural firm FRCH Worldwide has been tapped by office supply chain OfficeMax to develop a prototype store, featuring boutique-like shopping areas, colorful bulk bins and a community area with Internet access and coffee.

Sara Lee to sell coffee unit to Italian firm (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sara Lee on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell its U.S. retail coffee unit, whose brands include Chock Full o'Nuts, to an Italian company for $82.5 million.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS (San Jose Mercury News)
THROUGH OCT. 30 Scream Park. Strolling witches, face painting, Halloween activities. 6-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Fridays, 1-10 p.m. Saturdays, 1-9 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 30. Fremont Hub, corner of Mowry Avenue and Fremont Boulevard, Fremont. $2 admission. (510) 796-0595.

Recipe: Vanilla Coffee Martini (Courier-Post)
Ingredients: 2 ounces espresso or triple-strength coffee, cooled to room temperature 1 ounce vanilla vodka 1 ounce coffee-flavored liqueur 1 ounce vanilla liqueur Directions: Pour all the ingredients over ice into a shaker. Strain into martini glasses.

Coffee stirs warm family memories (Courier-Post)
When I was growing up, I was fascinated by coffee. Since it was for grown-ups only, there was something wonderful and mysterious about it. When I think of waking up in my parents' house, I picture standing at the top of the stairs.

Consumers demand more morals on the menu (The New Zealand Herald)
LONDON - Food groups such as Nestle and Sara Lee Corp face growing pressure from consumers to guarantee farmers in poor countries a better deal, says the head of a so-called ethical coffee scheme.

Coffee Makers from Gaggia, Braun, Morphy Richards and More.
Compare prices and buy coffee makers from the best UK shops - select from brands like Gaggia, Braun, Morphy Richards and more.

Howstuffworks "How Coffee Makers Work"
Every morning you scoop in the coffee, add the water and turn it on, but have you ever wondered what is happening inside your coffee maker?

Senseo® Home
coffee pod system at a store near you & experience it for yourself. New Senseo® Coffee Pod Varieties. Experience the feeling of Europe’s greatest cities

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Krups expertise for a coffee rich in aroma and flavour. Discover Krups new ranges of coffee machines and coffee makers, more practical and even more robust,

Love of coffee, want for social space has church saying Javalujah (Sierra Vista Herald)
SIERRA VISTA — Pastor Pat Lazovich is what you might call a coffee connoisseur. So much so, he has turned his passion for a cup of espresso into what he hopes will be a successful venture for his church.

Bingo It's Coffee! Darren Little, Founder of Bingo.com, is Betting Big on the Healthy Coffee Industry as He Launches (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) October 22, 2005 — Leave it to marketing visionary Darren Little, 41 of Vancouver BC and the founder of the world’s most popular online Bingo site; Bingo.com, to launch yet another dotcom category creator; Cupofmoney.com — marketing the world’s first healthy coffee.

Boilerplate (RedNova)
By Anonymous For immediate release: Company X engages in the manufacture and marketing of convenience food products. It operates in sauces and beverages, and biscuits and confectionery segments.

Bennett Kuhn Varner, Inc. Launches Catalog Website for Black & Decker® Household Products (PR Web)
Bennett Kuhn Varner (BKV) has designed a catalog website www.blackanddeckerappliances.com for Applica Consumer Products, Inc., the exclusive licensee of Black & Decker® Household Products. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2005]

Bingo It's Coffee! Darren Little, Founder of Bingo.com, is Betting Big on the Healthy Coffee Industry as He Launches (PR Web)
Darren Little, founder of Bingo.com, the world';s most popular online bingo site, launches a new category creator, marketing the world';s first gourmet healthy coffee at cupofmoney.com. Home based Franchises available as low as $1000. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2005]

Coffee / Tea
A site for coffee, tea and hot cocoa lovers. Weekly articles, recipes, collection of links and a newsletter too.

The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide
Coffee and coffee-related reviews done by Kenneth Davids and others.

Over The Coffee
Top Ten Coffee Producing Nations Brazil Colombia Indonesia Vietnam Mexico Ethiopia India Guatemala Cote d'Ivoire Uganda.

Nestle Third-Quarter Sales Rise 9.1% on U.S., Asia (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Nestle SA, the world's largest foodmaker, reported the fastest third-quarter sales growth in at least five years, helped by rising demand in the U.S. and Asia for products such as Nescafe instant coffee and KitKat chocolate bars.

International Food Products Group Ships Organic Blueberries (RedNova)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — International Food Products Group (BULLETIN BOARD: IFDG) Chairman Richard Damion today confirmed shipment of Golden Choice Foods (R) Organic Blueberries to SAM'S Club. The initial shipments, exceeded seventy thousand pounds.