- Southwest makes wine coffee upgrades
- Coffee And Bad Breath E Coli utbreak
- Ethiopia – ECX trades 2 billion birr coffee in eight months
- Starbucks Coffee partners with Fairtrade in Rwanda
- Concerned Honduras Coffee Growers Traders Weigh Coup Impact
- Morning Coffee – 2 July 2009

Southwest makes wine coffee upgrades
Bizjournals.com
The airline tested more than a dozen wines before selected Ceres Calif. -based Bronco Wine Co. Rogers also said Southwest research showed that 70 percent of the airline’s customers were avid coffee drinkers. The airline used its customer research data to hone in on the company’s new Lift coffee brand which is now offered on board. Southwest hubs include Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Coffee And Bad Breath E Coli utbreak
myfoxny.com
The CDC says the beef was produced in late April by JB Swift Supermarkets. The company is now recalling nearly 400000 pounds of beef.   CFFEE: New research shows cofee beans contain compounds that prevent bacteria from releasing gases which cause bad breath.

Ethiopia – ECX trades 2 billion birr coffee in eight months
Nazret.com
Speaking at a half-day workshop organized for coffee trading stakeholders authority’s director general Ambassador Dr. Adissalem Balema said the national coffee trading is being smoothly undertaken through the new institution; the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX). He said the smooth exchange shows that the authority is establishing excellent market system in the sector. The director said the authority is undertaking various efforts to promote the modern market system in coffee sector.
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Starbucks Coffee partners with Fairtrade in Rwanda
Trading Markets (press release)
Howard Schultz chairman president and CE of Starbucks said: “This visit is a significant milestone in our work with the Rwandan coffee industry. We are collaborating with the Fairtrade foundation and Fairtrade Labelling rganizations International to ensure that we are supporting the growth of Rwandan specialty coffee. We know our customers in the UK in particular have a high awareness of Fairtrade and the development of this coffee will be a welcome addition to Starbucks existing range of ethically sourced products.

Concerned Honduras Coffee Growers Traders Weigh Coup Impact
Wall Street Journal
–>Concerned Honduras Coffee Growers Traders Weigh Coup Impact ArticleCommentsmore in. As the Honduran congress voted to appoint speaker Roberto Micheletti as new president industry officials and producers said the uncertainty may cause further delays to coffee exports which already are running 10% behind the year-earlier pace. “We really don’t know what will happen but we had a situation where this president had gone to the extremes of.

Morning Coffee – 2 July 2009
UN Dispatch
Every morning we survey foreign affairs and foreign policy news so you don’t have to. We begin with the “Starting Five” items of the day — these may not always appear on A-1 but they *are* the kinds of stories that will be buzzing in foreign capitals the UN and wherever foreign policy minds roam. Starting FiveHNDURAN CUP LEADERS DEFIANT – The self-proclaimed president of Honduras says that nothing short of an invasion will pry him loose from the position he gained after a coup on Sunday. The UN the rganization of American States and other international bodies have condemned the Honduran military for removing the democratically elected president Mel Zelaya.

- Southwest makes wine coffee upgrades
- Starbucks to expand fair-trade coffee sales in UK
- Coffee shop wins planning consent
- Coffee Girls closes on Blvd. coming to Waldo

Southwest makes wine coffee upgrades
Bizjournals.com
The airline tested more than a dozen wines before selected Ceres Calif. -based Bronco Wine Co. Rogers also said Southwest research showed that 70 percent of the airline's customers were avid coffee drinkers. The airline used its customer research data to hone in on the company's new Lift coffee brand which is now offered on board. Southwest hubs include Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Starbucks to expand fair-trade coffee sales in UK
Bizjournals.com
beginning early next year. n Friday the Seattle coffee giant (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that participating stores in the U. and Canada will sell a selection of coffees and other products from the Rwanda region for a limited time beginning next week. Starbucks officials were in Rwanda Friday for a four-day visit accompanied by officials from the.
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Coffee shop wins planning consent
BBC News
ne of the organisers of the protest Green councillor Rachel Fryer said objectors organised weekly protests. Diversity and vitalityMore than 3000 signatures were collected on a petition a Facebook group with nearly 2000 members was formed and hundreds of people protested to Brighton and Hove City Council. "There are already 12 coffee outlets on St James’s Street and traders are rightly worried that the new Starbucks will take business away from independent stores and eventually push many of them out of business" she said. "Local planning officers feel a new Starbucks will not add to the diversity and vitality of the area or encourage people to the street. " The shop opened in St James’s Street in May 2008 without permission to use the former bookshop as a cafe or restaurant. The council served an enforcement notice which allowed it to sell takeaway coffee and sandwiches but they could not be consumed inside. A spokesman for Starbucks said: "We believe that Starbucks St James’s Street coffee house makes a positive contribution to the local area.

Coffee Girls closes on Blvd. coming to Waldo
Kansas City Star
“Coffee Girls are proudly moving to Waldo. Find us at 7440 Washington after the 4th of July. Thanks for the last six years on the Boulevard” says a sign on the door of the original location. “We’re really really excited” said Melissa VanGoethem owner.

- Pizarro: Philz Coffee a haven for the caffeine set
- Bus mall might get first coffee shop
- Coffee wars: Taste test of Starbucks McDonald’s 7-Eleven and …
- Another round of billboards in the coffee wars

Pizarro: Philz Coffee a haven for the caffeine set
San Jose Mercury News
But if you really want to talk about coffee go see Nick Taptelis. He’s the manager at Philz Coffee an offshoot of a longtime San Francisco favorite that recently opened on Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose. The philosophy at Philz is that coffee should be savored and not taken lightly. The motto — ne Cup at a Time — is accurate too. Each cup is ground and brewed to order which can mean a bit of a wait when there’s a crowd.

Bus mall might get first coffee shop
Bizjournals.com
us Digg This The city of Portland is considering making a Southwest Fifth Avenue transit shelter a small coffee shop. The proposal would turn the bus shelter on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Salmon and Main streets one of the last existing structures from the transit mall’s original incarnation in 1976 into a coffee outlet most likely operated by Cafe Viale. The small shop would sit outside the Congress Center which hosts a Cafe Viale at Sixth Avenue and Main Street. The structure would be renovated by Portland Mall Management Inc. a nonprofit consisting of downtown business owners.

Coffee wars: Taste test of Starbucks McDonald’s 7-Eleven and …
Tampabay.com
Maybe the average Joe was forgoing his morning joe altogether or cranking up the old Krups at home again. n the other hand it was the perfect opportunity for other big players to move in leaving Starbucks only the dregs. Thus brewed the great Coffee War of 2009. It’s been percolating for a while. McDonald’s started tinkering and tast-testing its coffee in 2005 and in 2007 Consumer Reports declared McDonald’s premium roast "cheapest and best. " But it was in May that the golden-arched giant launched a $100 million ad campaign touting its new McCaf?spresso-drink concept. Meanwhile Dunkin’ Donuts started some "mud" slinging of its own staging free iced coffee promotions in a bid to corner some of the specialty coffee market.
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Another round of billboards in the coffee wars
Seattle Times
A decade ago Nescafe. Now the coffee purveyors are slinging it out with nationwide ad campaigns.

- RESEARCH ALERT-Baird raises Starbucks to outperform
- Bus mall might get first coffee shop
- Starbucks coffee grinders recalled
- Uganda: Fatherly Advice ver a Cup of Coffee
- Black & Decker recalls Spacemaker coffee makers

RESEARCH ALERT-Baird raises Starbucks to outperform
Reuters
Baird upgraded Starbucks Corp(. ) to “outperform” from “neutral” and said it was moreconfident in the coffee giant’s near-term outlook due to costcuts product innovation and increased marketing. Analysts led by David Tarantino said Starbucks is trying toreduce costs by more than $520 million through store closuresand reduced administrative expenses and should see most of thebenefits from the actions in the second half of 2009. The analyst said recently launched advertising campaigns bycompanies like McDonald’s Corp (. N) Dunkin Donuts andStarbucks may be supporting “top-of-mind awareness” in a weakconsumer spending environment.
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Bus mall might get first coffee shop
Bizjournals.com
us Digg This The city of Portland is considering making a Southwest Fifth Avenue transit shelter a small coffee shop. The proposal would turn the bus shelter on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Salmon and Main streets one of the last existing structures from the transit mall’s original incarnation in 1976 into a coffee outlet most likely operated by Cafe Viale. The small shop would sit outside the Congress Center which hosts a Cafe Viale at Sixth Avenue and Main Street. The structure would be renovated by Portland Mall Management Inc. a nonprofit consisting of downtown business owners.

Starbucks coffee grinders recalled
WIVB
(?TKL?) of China Hazard: The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder. Consumer Contact: For additional information contact Starbucks toll free at (866) 276-2950 between 9 a.

Uganda: Fatherly Advice ver a Cup of Coffee
AllAfrica.com
That was one of the observations of renowned family counsellor Rev. Denis doi a keynote speaker at the second Father’s Day Breakfast organised by Mama Tendo Foundation in Sasa Hall Grand Imperial Hotel Kampala last Saturday. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”Children normally reflect what is going on in the home” doi said. “A stable home helps in the emotional development of a child.

Black & Decker recalls Spacemaker coffee makers
Los Angeles Times
The machine's brew basket can shift out of alignment allowing hot water to overflow posing a scalding and burn hazard to consumers the commission said in a news release. About 584000 units were sold by major retailers nationwide including K-Mart Kohl's Target Wal-Mart Bed Bath & Beyond and Amazon.

- Dunkin’ site arranges coffee runs
- Getting fresh: Starbucks to grind and brew coffee more frequently
- Monsoon Advances Into Major Sugar Cane Coffee utput Areas

Dunkin’ site arranges coffee runs
Boston Herald
Dunkin today unveiled www. The Web site and free iPhone application allows people who are heading to Dunkin’ to use their computer iPhone or mobile.

Getting fresh: Starbucks to grind and brew coffee more frequently
Newsday
plans to start grinding and brewing coffee more frequently in U. stores to ensure fresh batches are always available. Baristas will refresh each container of coffee about every 24 minutes said Sanja Gould a spokeswoman for Seattle-based Starbucks. As stores typically have three batches going at once a new pot could be ready as often as every eight minutes she said.

Monsoon Advances Into Major Sugar Cane Coffee utput Areas
Wall Street Journal
–>Monsoon Advances Into Major Sugar Cane Coffee utput Areas ArticleCommentsmore in. Maharashtra is the country’s largest sugar cane producer.
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- Smucker 4Q Pft More Than DoublesGives Strong EPS View
- Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee war expands to Ahwatukee
- Motorcycle rider robs coffee shop
- Ethiopia: Government robs $21 million from coffee exporters

Smucker 4Q Pft More Than DoublesGives Strong EPS View
Wall Street Journal
(SJM) rose as much as 11% Thursday after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled smashing analysts’ estimates boosted in part by its November acquisition of Folgers. The growth of the company’s coffee segment hints that consumers could be making a frugal switch from buying their daily cup of java at leading stores such as Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) and Panera Bread Company (PRNA) and instead brewing a pick-me-up at home. Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Timothy P. Smucker said Thursday in a conference call that the company is well prepared for the.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee war expands to Ahwatukee
Arizona Republic
21 2009 11:53 AM The Arizona Republic Dunkin’ Donuts’ battle for the Valley’s coffee market will move into the Ahwatukee Foothills on Wednesday when a franchise opens at 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard. Ahwatukee’s first Dunkin’ will open at 4923 E. in an area that already has a busy Starbuck’s drive-through and two popular independently owned coffee houses. Dunkin’s strategy in a competitive coffee market is speed.
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Motorcycle rider robs coffee shop
Providence Journal
The robbery of the shop at 81 Newport Ave. occurred shortly before midnight — about 20 minutes after the same man apparently did the same thing at a McDonald’s drive-up at 285 Armistice Blvd. less than two miles away the police said. But in that case the clerk ran from the window and the robber sped off empty-handed said Detective Donti Rosciti.

Ethiopia: Government robs $21 million from coffee exporters
Ethiopian Review
The six coffee exporters: Mullege Plc S. Sara Coffee Exporter Legesse Sherefa Kemal Abdulla International Seid Yassin Ali Coffee Exporter and Arsede and other 88 suppliers have been out of action when the government revoked their licences and shutdown their warehouses accusing them of hoarding the countries principal export commodity and foreign currency earner. Their stock coffee was taken over by the government. Two months after the government revoked their licenses closed down their warehouses and took over their coffee stock; the exporters were called to the Forensics Department under the Federal Police also known as Maekelawi on Dejazmach Belay Zeleke Street for investigation into alleged coffee hoarding.

- Burned Maine topless coffee shop reopens in a tent
- Coffee hour with Barnett
- Study shows coffee’s health benefits

Burned Maine topless coffee shop reopens in a tent
The Associated Press
The Grand View Coffee Shop returned to business this week in a tent but the waitresses are covering up. n Tuesday amid gloomy weather they were sporting sweat shirts instead of the bikini tops they’d been wearing the day before. wner Donald Crabtree tells the Morning Sentinel that the waitresses are volunteering their time and working for tips. Crabtree hopes to reopen soon after sprucing up a couple of rooms that weren’t damaged by fire at the converted motel in Vassalboro just north of Augusta.
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Coffee hour with Barnett
Mirror
Vicki Barnett D-Farmington Hills will meet with residents at a coffee hour on Saturday June 13 from 10-11:30 a. at Panera Bread on Grand River near Drake in Farmington. Barnett holds these monthly events as a way to meet with residents and hear their thoughts questions and concerns. Barnett holds coffee hours town halls and other events throughout Farmington and Farmington Hills.

Study shows coffee’s health benefits
WIS
Research suggests coffee may also help kick back at certain diseases. Studies show coffee lowers the risk for Type 2 Diabetes helps protect against liver cancer and perhaps colon cancer reduces the likelihood of Parkinson's Disease and may reduce the risk of stroke. Marcus Reidenberg professor of pharmacology at the Weill Cornell Medical College says the results should be viewed carefully. He says the studies make associations not conclusions.

- Battle of the instant coffee sticks
- Coffee With The Cops
- Pure Wine Cafe is part wine bar part coffee house
- Restaurants Take Trip to Store
- Your skin care for the cost of a cup of coffee
- Nespresso sees over 20 pct sales growth in 2009

Battle of the instant coffee sticks
Chicago Tribune
–> Battle of the instant coffee sticks By Monica Eng | Tribune reporter June 10 2009. The duel pits Starbucks VIA Ready Brew stick packets against Nescafe Taster’s Choice instant coffee sticks.

Coffee With The Cops
KCBA
to speak with community members about their neighborhood and any concerns they may have relating to public safety. The department is enhancing its Community Policing Initiative by inviting community members to “Coffee with the Cops. ” Several Northern California agencies including the Livermore Police Department have used this unique community outreach event with great success. The objective is to meet with people in a casual setting in order to get to know them and to allow for open communication with members of the Department. The following dates and locations have been scheduled for the first gatherings: Wednesday June 10th 9:00am-11:00am at Starbucks 711 Cannery Row Saturday June 20th 9:00am-11:00am at Bebe's Café 2233 North Fremont St. Wednesday June 24th 9:00am-11:00am at Café Lumiere 365 Calle Principal.

Pure Wine Cafe is part wine bar part coffee house
Baltimore Sun
Now Ellicott City has one in the space where Annabell’s Fine Wine used to be. Pure Wine is part wine bar and part coffee house a place to "meet your friends and have some small plates" as co-owner P.

Restaurants Take Trip to Store
Wall Street Journal
As the economy has soured many consumers have ditched going out to eat for a trip to the grocery store and restaurant chains are following. which has seen traffic to its stores decline in April launched a line of coffee-flavored ice cream in supermarkets. Last month the company began handing out coupon books to its coffee-shop patrons containing such grocery-store deals as $1 off ice cream and $1 off 10-ounce packages of Starbucks brand coffee. “If consumers are coming in less frequently they can still.

Your skin care for the cost of a cup of coffee
Reuters Blogs
The company is making sure that customers who at buy the regime know it lasts three months. “You can get the best of your skin care routine with 50 cents per day which is much less than a cup of coffee” Fabrizio Freda President and Chief perating fficer of The Estée Lauder Companies told the Reuters Global Luxury summit. “This simple explanation to the consumer in this moment is very telling. We have educated our consultants to be able to speak intrinsic value of the brands when they have conversation with people at the counter — beyond giving the normal suggestions on skin care routines. ”(Photo: Reuters) Post a comment |.
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Nespresso sees over 20 pct sales growth in 2009
Reuters
VX)hottest brand should still record growth above 20 percent thisyear in spite of the financial crisis the unit’s boss said onWednesday. Nespresso which aims to replicate a cafe-style brew at homewith coffee in capsules for machines that brew one cup at atime has recorded average sales growth of more than 30 percentover the last eight years. “We are very confident about double digits for 2009″Richard Girardot told a news conference as he opened a major newplant in the Swiss town of Avenches. Nespresso saw sales growth slow to somewhere in the 20s inthe first quarter of 2009. Asked how sales had developed sincethen Girardot said the trend had stayed about the same and heexpected a similar rate for the full year. “We know that 2009 will be tough until the end” he toldReuters in an interview.

- wner of controversial coffee shop in ME vows to rebuild
- Nescafe Launches Attack on Starbucks Instant Coffee
- Zagat votes Starbucks gloats
- Green Mountain unveils daring new coffee flavor
- Musings ver Morning Coffee: The Public ption
- Dutch Bros. Coffee Donates $83013
- Former Coffee Creek maintenance men accused of trading drugs for …

wner of controversial coffee shop in ME vows to rebuild
NECN
The Grand View was destroyed by arson last Wednesday. The fire broke out just hours after the owner attended a town meeting to propose a strip club at the site. Donald Crabtree is vowing to rebuild and has launched a fundraiser. Fully clothed waitresses are serving free coffee and donuts in the parking lot in exchange for donations.
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Nescafe Launches Attack on Starbucks Instant Coffee
Media Buyer Planner
A subway train wrap in Chicago proclaims “Starbucks makes great instant. We make great instant. So why does theirs cost 400% more?” while a billboard in Seattle says ?Four times our price a fraction of our flavors? (.

Zagat votes Starbucks gloats
Seattle Post Intelligencer
According to the prestigious food review publication among fast-food chains Starbucks has the best coffee. “We’re honored that Zagat’s coffee drinkers have selected Starbucks as the best tasting coffee in our country” bragged Cliff Burrows president of Starbucks’ U. division in a news release. Starbucks’ news release goes on and on about the honor.

Green Mountain unveils daring new coffee flavor
Boston Globe
com Not satisfied with such mundane flavors as hazelnut and French vanilla Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. globebusiness June 8 2009–>.

Musings ver Morning Coffee: The Public ption
Daily Kos
getElementById(”share”);object. attachButton(element);Mon Jun 08 2009 at 07:00:06 AM PDTLots of bandwidth and pixels have been spent on discussing health reform and that’s perfectly appropriate given the importance of the issue. We’ve been writing about health reform for some years now but though you’ll hear from the likes of mcjoan Kos and myself none of the Contributing Editors “own the issue”. that privilege belongs to the American people.

Dutch Bros. Coffee Donates $83013
QSR magazine
Coffee Donates $83013[2009-06-09] Dutch Bros. Coffee donated $83013 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) because of the annual company-wide fundraiser MDA Day. Held May 8 MDA Day is held annually in honor of Dutch Bros. ‘ co-founder Dane Boersma who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2005. In addition to donating proceeds from Dutch Bros. ‘ 145 locations throughout seven states the company collected customer contributions.

Former Coffee Creek maintenance men accused of trading drugs for …
regonLive.com
Paul were arrested by regon State Police said SP spokesman Lt. Both had been employed at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility a women’s prison and prisoner intake center in Wilsonville. Rick was charged with first-degree custodial sexual misconduct; unlawful delivery of heroin and methamphetamine; and two counts of supplying contraband. Austin was charged with four counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct. Hastings said the investigation began in November when staff at the institution found heroin in an inmate’s cell. He said the investigation grew when police learned that numerous women inmates were exchanging sex for drugs.

- Zagat survey says Starbucks has best fast-food coffee
- Green Mountain unveils daring new coffee flavor
- Morning Coffee – 8 June 2009
- Top three ways to save money on your coffee habit
- Birth of Uncle Frank roasted coffee and other success stories

Zagat survey says Starbucks has best fast-food coffee
Bizjournals.com
us Digg This f the nation’s fast-food restaurant chains Starbucks serves the best coffee according to a survey. That’s the result of a survey of more than 6000 respondents who completed a Zagat fast food survey who rated food and service of more than 100 restaurant chains across the country.
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Green Mountain unveils daring new coffee flavor
Boston Globe
com Not satisfied with such mundane flavors as hazelnut and French vanilla Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. globebusiness June 8 2009–>.

Morning Coffee – 8 June 2009
UN Dispatch
Every morning we survey foreign affairs and foreign policy news so you don’t have to. We begin with the “Starting Five” items of the day — these may not always appear on A-1 but they *are* the kinds of stories that will be buzzing in foreign capitals the UN and wherever foreign policy minds roam. Starting FiveNRK CNVICTS LEE AND LING – American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were found guilty of “hostile acts” and sentenced to 12 years’ hard labor in North Korea. Needless to say the ruling intensifies the tensions between North Korea and the United States.

Top three ways to save money on your coffee habit
Examiner.com
All over the world people are tightening their belts and cutting back. But there are some things we just refuse to give up. If like me you find coffee to be an excessive (but necessary) drain on your finances try these three ways to cut costs without losing out on your caffeine fix:1.

Birth of Uncle Frank roasted coffee and other success stories
Business Mirror
Buban is founder and owner of the oldest surviving bus company in the region that offers the lowest fare in the Bicol-Manila route while businesswoman Ricasio who used to sell fish in the market now owns and manages her own empire of pawnshops hotels and copra trading. Lim is a certified public accountant who gave up a high-paying job in Manila to manage a family-owned merchandising business in his hometown of Cataingan Masbate and pioneered an agri-veterinary store a first-class shopping mart and other businesses that offer items his townmates basically need. Aranda is exalted for his pioneering venture in Sorsogon?s coffee industry and establishing Uncle Frank Roasted Coffee?the brand name for his organically-grown kapeng barako he himself grows in a 5-hectare farm in the outskirt of the city. The product certified by the International Coffee rganization Certifying Agency is a prized item in various outlets nationwide and leading malls and grocery stores in Metro Manila. Aranda is also responsible for the organization of the coffee growers association here with over 100 members. He shares with the group the technology he acquired in producing quality coffee and establishing business as a stable source of livelihood. From his hometown in Batangas Aranda settled in this provincial capital in 1984 and started from scratch a home-based business of bottling vinegar and soy sauce he himself sold in a pushcart on sidewalks downtown.