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Vietnam's Coffee Growers Pick About 20% of Beans, Archer Says

By on Monday, November 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Coffee growers in Vietnam, the world’s largest producer of the robusta variety, harvested about 20 percent of the crop for the 2011-12 season started last month, according to Archer Consulting. Farmers in the Southeast Asian nation are drying beans and increasing sales after rains delayed the start of harvesting, Volcafe, the coffee unit of commodities [...]

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You Should Also Feel Bad About the Coffee You Drink

By on Sunday, August 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Bad news, caffeine addicted do-gooders- that pricey fair trade coffee isn’t as socially responsible as you think. A consumer who purchases “fair trade coffee” can reasonably assume that their purchase is supporting typically economically disenfranchised farm workers, but the money is actually going toward supporting middle class farmers. “The primary focus and beneficiary [of fair [...]

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How About Some 'Meaty,' 'Masculine' Coffee, Dude? — Grub Street …

By on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 | No Comments

If you just don’t want to drink a fruity coffee anymore now that you’re accustomed to manly cold-brew growlers, La Colombe’s latest rollout, Pure Black, promises to be the veritable beef jerky of brews, both “smoky” and “meaty.” Over on the Feast, owner Todd Carmichael describes the obsessive process he went through to reach the [...]

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What Are The Nutritional Facts About Coffee?

By on Friday, July 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Caffeine is the main ingredient in coffee. This is an obvious statement but there are other nutritional facts about coffee that are interesting to evaluate. Let’s start by examining some of the general nutritional facts about coffee and end with a review of the average caffeine content of various types of coffee. For a serving [...]

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Morning Playlist: Our 12 Favorite Songs About Coffee | Serious …

By on Monday, June 6th, 2011 | No Comments

[Wake up your taste buds by popping in your ear buds and cranking up this compilation of caffeinated tunes. Just don't dance and sip that joe at the same time: Burn hazard! This classic Squeeze ditty is perfect for recovering on those first few post-breakup mornings—you know, when that first cup is nursing the headache [...]

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