Canadian investors wake up to hot coffee stock (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tulsa coffee company eyes Springfield (Springfield Business Journal)
Java Dave€™s is looking to brew success in the Springfield market. After 26 years in business, the Tulsa, Okla.-based coffee retailer and wholesaler employed a new business model three years ago, leading to more than 300 percent store growth and about 20 percent annual wholesale sales growth.
Coffee Shop Perks (The Charlotte Observer)
Let’s agree on two things about upscale chain coffee shops:
Study shows gene ups risk for coffee drinkers (Contra Costa Times)
An extra cup of coffee increased the risk of a first heart attack in people with a defect in the gene responsible for breaking down caffeine, researchers report.
Taste test: The little joes take on Starbucks (USA Today)
Hope is brewing for us caffeine-craving commoners who have overdosed on upscale java jive of the past decade. So much attention has been paid to the fancy end of the market that it’s easy to forget that “regular, cream, no sugar” still accounts for a significant chunk of the $8.3 billion in annual U.S. coffee sales.
Canadian investors wake up to hot coffee stock (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The initial public offering of iconic coffee chain Tim Hortons perked up the New York and Toronto stock exchanges, with its stock gaining 30 percent in morning trading.