Archive for August, 2006

Libraries with coffee shops the ‘in’ thing at area universities (La Crosse Tribune)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 26th, 2006

A Year After ‘Hot Coffee,’ Game Developers Are Watching Their Steps (MTV Music Television)
Since the “Hot Coffee” hidden sex scene got “GTA” yanked from stores last year, games have come under some of the most intense scrutiny in the medium’s history. “There’s clear internal pressure in studios tobe less edgy,” said one insider.

Disabled vets open third coffee shop in Duke City (New Mexico Business Weekly)
A coffee shop that employs only disabled military veterans has found such success with its first two caffeinated models, it has opened a third cafe.

Fire can’t stop local coffee group (Sand Mountain Reporter)
The smell of smoke from Thursday€™s early morning fire at Automotive Paint & Supply mingled with the smell of freshly brewed coffee Friday morning.

Coffee house owners try to brew success after hurricane (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
Stations: For use Sunday, August 27th and thereafter NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ They haven’t got the financial muscle of a Starbucks. But the owners of one New Orleans coffee house…

Libraries with coffee shops the €˜in€™ thing at area universities (La Crosse Tribune)
Students at area universities soon will have something to keep them awake as they hit the books. Caffeine. And lots of it. Viterbo University and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are adding coffee shops as they renovate their libraries.

Workers: Man exposing self at coffee stands - KTVZ

Posted in Coffee Info on August 25th, 2006

Coffee Cup Owners Fighting To Stay Put - WSOCtv.com


News 14 Charlotte
Coffee Cup Owners Fighting To Stay Put
WSOCtv.com, NC - 21 hours ago
their business. The Coffee Cup on Clarkson Street in the Third Ward is one of the Queen City&’s oldest soul food restaurants. It
Owners want diner deemed a landmark News 14 Charlotte
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Coffee house owners try to brew success after hurricane - Eyewitness News

Coffee house owners try to brew success after hurricane
Eyewitness News, RI - 12 minutes ago
But the owners of one New Orleans coffee house are trying their best to get back in business. They brew their own coffee outside.

Zambia&’s coffee output drops - African News Dimension (subscription)

Zambia&’s coffee output drops
African News Dimension (subscription), South Africa - 5 hours ago
Zambia€™s coffee production has fallen by over 5000 metric tons this year because of a sudden exit of growers from the sector over the non-availability of long

Coffee shop ban may not go forward - Examiner.com

Coffee shop ban may not go forward
Examiner.com - 4 hours ago
San Carlos, Calif. - City officials may choose to let the market decide just how many local and chain coffee shops downtown can handle.

Workers: Man exposing self at coffee stands - KTVZ

Workers: Man exposing self at coffee stands
KTVZ, OR - 21 hours ago
A man reportedly has been driving through Bend coffee stands with no pants on, but police say they cannot look into the matter until and unless he makes a

Council drops coffee shop plan (Examiner.com.au)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 25th, 2006

Coffee shop’s name has Standard & Poor’s in a froth / Trouble brews, huge publisher sues Standard & Pours (San Francisco Chronicle)
What a difference a “u” makes. Standard & Poor’s, the multibillion-dollar publisher of financial information, this month filed a federal lawsuit against Standard & Pours Coffee & Stocks, a 3-year-old coffee shop and live music venue in South Dallas,…

Coffee a health drink? Better take a closer look (Honolulu Advertiser)
Q. Recently I’ve been surprised to hear that drinking coffee may actually be good for me. Could this possibly be true?

Coffee prices on the increase as shortage bites (Food Production Daily)
24/08/2006 - The price of coffee has risen, and is expected to continue to rise, as a result of a shortage on the world market. According to the International Coffee Organisation’s market report, the sector recorded an upward trend in prices in July, which became more pronounced in the first week of August when the New York and London futures markets recorded significant rises.

New coffee cup lid alerts consumers to temperature (Food Production Daily)
24/08/2006 - A disposable coffee-cup lid that warns consumers when the beverage is too hot to drink has been launched on the Australian market. The innovative lid , given a Dupont Packaging Award this week, changes from dark brown to bright red when placed on a hot beverage, and changes back to brown when the liquid cools down.

Council drops coffee shop plan (Examiner.com.au)
The West Tamar Council has bowed to public pressure and dropped plans for a controversial coffee shop development inside its Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum at Beaconsfield.

Dearer beans means coffee prices to rise (The Scotsman)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 23rd, 2006

Cup of coffee linked to heart attack in some (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
That morning cup of coffee may be enough to trigger a first-time heart attack in vulnerable people, a study suggests.

BEVERAGES: Water damage, supply reduction send coffee higher (Detroit Free Press)
Coffee rose to its highest level in more than 6 1/2 years after derivatives exchange Euronext.liffe said 16% of the robusta coffee inventory it tracks was suspended from delivery because of water damage.

Coffee prices hit seven-year high (BBC News)
The cost of coffee could rise as bad weather in Vietnam pushes the price of robusta beans to a seven-year high.

EATERIES: New shop serves up unique coffee, tea (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
John Currie could tell you the name of his top-secret roaster. But then he’d have to shoot you. That they live in North Carolina is about as much as you get out of him. Drawn to his custom-roasted coffee, employees of nearby businesses and day spa visitors have formed a solid, if confined, customer base for J. Currie Coffee & Tea, 522-B Broadway St., Myrtle Beach.

Dearer beans means coffee prices to rise (The Scotsman)
COFFEE could become more expensive after bean prices soared to a seven-year high yesterday.

Seven more cups of coffee a day might protect you from diabetes (BG News)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 21st, 2006

Coffee Increases to Highest Since 2000 After Inventory Decline (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) — Robusta coffee rose to a six-and- half-year high in London as hedge funds bought the beans on speculation that lower production from Vietnam, the largest grower, and dwindling stockpiles will curb supply.

Coffee at seven-year high (Financial Times)
Coffee prices rose 4 per cent yesterday to a near seven-year high after recent heavy rainfall hit supplies from Vietnam, the largest producer of the robusta bean.

Coffee is linked to heart attack — HealthandAge (HealthandAge)
Just one coffee can trigger a heart attack shortly afterwards in some people, according to a new study. The impact of coffee and caffeine upon health has been debated for some years.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Offers Lucky Lot 13 from Panama as Next ‘’Special Reserve'’ Coffee (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WATERBURY, Vt.—-Aug. 21, 2006–Lot 13 of the recent “Best of Panama” coffee competition will be the next Special Reserve coffee offered by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. . A small, but exquisite, batch of this rare Panamanian treasure will be available after it is roasted on September 5.

Seven more cups of coffee a day might protect you from diabetes (BG News)
PHILADELPHIA - Over the centuries, coffee has been cursed for making soldiers undependable, women infertile, peasants rebellious and worse. In England in 1674, for example, the anonymous authors of the Women’s Petition Against Coffee complained that they were suffering in the bedroom because men were constantly in coffeehouses, slurping that “nauseous Puddle-water”: “That Newfangled, Abominable,

Tully’s puts own spin on coffee drink (Seattle Times)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 21st, 2006

High octane coffee is powering Dunkin’ Donuts (The Enterprise)
Forget the greasy smelling egg and sausage sandwiches and all those cool, pastel summer drinks. If you want to know why they can’t build Dunkin’ Donuts outlets fast enough to meet the public demand, it comes down to one item €” the traditional, steaming-hot coffee.

Coffee house celebrates 1st anniversary (Waco Tribune-Herald)
Todd Millard opened Beatnix Coffee House on Sept. 16. He€™s about to celebrate his first anniversary.

Have a ticket with that coffee (The Auburn Citizen)
Dunkin’ Donuts lovers will now face a possible traffic ticket if their drive-thru trip for a blueberry-flavored original blend coffee or a mango passion fruit smoothie involves a left-hand turn from Standart Avenue.

Coffee & conversation (The Olympian)
Staying connected €” that’s the goal of Forever Young Seniors, a group of 30 or so retirees who meet weekly in DuPont for coffee and conversation.

Tully’s puts own spin on coffee drink (Seattle Times)
In typical copycat fashion, Tully’s Coffee is launching a bottled version of its dairy-based coffee drink that looks a lot like bottled…

Not So Innocent Chocolate Coffee Beans - Gilkatho

Posted in Coffee Info on August 20th, 2006

High octane coffee is powering Dunkin&’ Donuts - Brockton Enterprise

High octane coffee is powering Dunkin&’ Donuts
Brockton Enterprise,  United States - 42 minutes ago
to know why they can&’t build Dunkin&’ Donuts outlets fast enough to meet the public demand, it comes down to one item €” the traditional, steaming-hot coffee.

Finding Christ and coffee, too - Indianapolis Star

Finding Christ and coffee, too
Indianapolis Star, United States - 20 hours ago
Church members also were used to taking a cup of coffee or other drinks into the service, so they designed the Crossroads Cafe that creates a Starbucks-type

Have a ticket with that coffee - Auburn Citizen

Have a ticket with that coffee
Auburn Citizen, NY - 14 minutes ago
Dunkin&’ Donuts lovers will now face a possible traffic ticket if their drive-thru trip for a blueberry-flavored original blend coffee or a mango passion fruit

Price: Congrats on scores; now smell the coffee - Bakersfield Californian (subscription)

Price: Congrats on scores; now smell the coffee
Bakersfield Californian (subscription), CA - 59 minutes ago
By ROBERT PRICE, Californian staff writer. Test scores came out last week, and my kids&’ schools did pretty well again. Yes, that makes me feel good.

Not So Innocent Chocolate Coffee Beans - Gilkatho


Gilkatho
Not So Innocent Chocolate Coffee Beans
Gilkatho, Australia - 14 hours ago
If you are popping a few chocolate covered coffee beans after dinner, and are not a regular coffee drinker, the caffeine could interfere with your sleep.

Local coffee houses become a work of art - WKYC-TV

Posted in Coffee Info on August 19th, 2006

Meghan Coffee finding her stride as singer - Asheville Citizen-Times

Meghan Coffee finding her stride as singer
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - 22 hours ago
With an indie-pop sound to her music, two CDs behind her and one on the way, Meghan Coffee is no stranger to music. She€™s been
Up the mountain Asheville Citizen-Times
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Coffee & conversation - The Olympian

Coffee & conversation
The Olympian, WA - 1 hour ago
Staying connected €” that&’s the goal of Forever Young Seniors, a group of 30 or so retirees who meet weekly in DuPont for coffee and conversation.

Help! I lost my coffee cup and my column - Hattiesburg American

Help! I lost my coffee cup and my column
Hattiesburg American, MS - 5 hours ago
Never a day goes by when I don&’t ask my Favorite Preacher, "Have you seen my coffee cup?". Now if I could just find my coffee cup and shoes.

Increased Coffee Production Predicted - Prensa Latina

Increased Coffee Production Predicted
Prensa Latina, Cuba - 15 hours ago
London, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The 2006-2007 coffee harvest may increase 12 percent, to 122 million 60-kg sacks, according to a report published by the German

Local coffee houses become a work of art - WKYC-TV

Local coffee houses become a work of art
WKYC-TV, OH - 17 hours ago
CLEVELAND — Forget the cream; a cup of coffee at Starbucks now comes with something else, a famous piece of art. The Cleveland

Coffee lovers, rejoice! Starbucks is on the way (Sedalia Democrat)

Posted in Coffee Info on August 19th, 2006

Meghan Coffee finding her stride as singer (Asheville Citizen-Times)
With an indie-pop sound to her music, two CDs behind her and one on the way, Meghan Coffee is no stranger to music. She’s been playing the piano since she was 8 and writing songs since she was a teenager.

Olam to acquire Colombian coffee processing plant from Kraft (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : Commodities trader Olam International is planning to buy a coffee processing plant in Columbia from Kraft Foods International for US$1.3 million.

Hold the Coffee, Water or Soda: Palm Beach County Courthouses Ban Containers (RedNova)
By Chrystian Tejedor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Aug. 18–West Palm Beach — Leave the coffee mug at home. Authorities at the Palm Beach County Courthouse on Thursday announced a ban on metal, plastic and glass containers. That means on Sept.

Coffee House Concert (Garden City News)
Ina May Wool is featured at the opening concert of the 2006 - 2007 Season of Coffee House Concerts at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, New York, on Friday, September 8 at 8 p.m.

Coffee lovers, rejoice! Starbucks is on the way (Sedalia Democrat)
Coffee giant Starbucks plans to open a store in Sedalia. Starbucks will open an 1,800-square-foot coffeehouse with drive-through here in spring 2007, said Teresa Shewman, regional marketing specialist for Starbucks Coffee Co.

Pour a cup of coffee and read… - Merrimack River Current

Posted in Coffee Info on August 18th, 2006

Commodities: Vietnam crop concerns keep coffee futures rising - International Herald Tribune


Thanh Nien Daily
Commodities: Vietnam crop concerns keep coffee futures rising
International Herald Tribune, France - 9 hours ago
LONDON Coffee advanced for a second consecutive day Wednesday on signs that demand was growing faster than production, forcing beverage makers to dig into
Coffee prices leap on fear of beans shortage Guardian Unlimited
Vietnam coffee supplies face shortage The Standard
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Coffee causes more than early-morning jitters - WNDU-TV


Playfuls.com
Coffee causes more than early-morning jitters
WNDU-TV, IN - 16 hours ago
During a recent study, the risk of heart attack quadrupled among occasional coffee drinkers during the hour after they had the drink.
Occasional Cup Of Coffee May Trigger Heart Attack Medical News Today
Coffee may cause a heart attack danger Monsters and Critics.com
Coffee may cause heart attack Food Consumer
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Woman Wins Spilled Coffee Lawsuit - ShortNews.com

Woman Wins Spilled Coffee Lawsuit
ShortNews.com, Germany - 20 hours ago
old Manhattan lawyer Alice Griffin is $310,000 richer after a court upheld a jury verdict from April that awarded her for being injured by hot coffee that fell
Coffee spill equals one expensive burnt foot Stuff.co.nz
Coffee scald costs 301,000 Starbucks Monsters and Critics.com
Jury Awards $310,000 For Spilled Starbucks Coffee All Headline News
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Coffee shop plans special delivery - News 14 Charlotte


News 14 Charlotte
Coffee shop plans special delivery
News 14 Charlotte, NC - 2 hours ago
CHARLOTTE — A south Charlotte coffee shop brewed up 1,200 cups of coffee Friday morning to deliver to Charlotte-Mecklenburg school teachers.

Pour a cup of coffee and read… - Merrimack River Current

Pour a cup of coffee and read…
Merrimack River Current, MA - 29 minutes ago
article. It would help me substantially if you would start sipping a large cup of coffee before you read any further. Here we go.