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Helicopter dropped coffee cups to warn campers

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:51:00 +0000

SEATTLE — As scores of heavily armed officers scoured the woods south of Mount Rainier, hunting for the man who gunned down a national park ranger on New Year’s Day, Natalia Martinez Paz and three friends were enjoying a glorious long weekend of snowshoeing and camping.

It wasn’t until coffee cups dropped out of the blue Monday morning sky that they realized the danger they’d been in.

A Bellingham-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter crew searching for 24-year-old Benjamin Colton Barnes spotted the campers as they slept under their tarp near Reflection Lakes, not far from where Barnes headed into the woods after killing Ranger Margaret Anderson. Unsure whether the group could understand what they said over a loudspeaker, one of the pilots reached for a paper cup from a drive-thru espresso stand, swilled the rest of his coffee, scribbled a message and dropped it down.

“A ranger has been shot. Shooter at large,” it read. “Call on cell if able to Pierce Co sheriff.”

As the campers gathered their gear, the chopper dropped another cup: “Take road to falls and sheriff deputies. We will keep an eye on you. Do not drive from Paradise w/o armed escort.”

As promised, the helicopter escorted them down a road — flying just ahead of them — to a team of camouflaged searchers armed with assault rifles. Just as Paz’s group arrived, the search team received a radio call: Barnes had been found dead, face-down in a stream, Paz wrote in a posting on the nwhikers.net message board.

Paz’s group, which included her partner, Brian Vogt, noticed planes and helicopters flying over the area Sunday afternoon, including one that hovered over their tarp. They figured someone was missing.

But the next morning, while they were still in their tents, another helicopter came just overhead — and stayed. A garbled message came through a loudspeaker, and the group thought they heard it say “ranger shot and killed, shooter at large,” Paz wrote.

The helicopter’s pilots, Chris Rosen and David Simeur, said on Thursday that they had been concerned the gunman might make a target of the campers because of the survival gear they carried. When they flew over the campers’ tarp using their heat-sensing technology, they knew the campers were alive.

Vogt released a statement on behalf of the campers, thanking law enforcement and noting the tragedy of Anderson not only being killed, but being killed in a place that carried so much meaning for Anderson and her husband.

“We were shocked to find out the full extent of this tragedy once we were out of the park,” the statement said. “It wasn’t clear to us at the time how much had been done to keep an eye on us and protect us.”

source: The Register-Guard

Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year in 2012 To Everyone!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:39:00 +0000

     I look forward to establishing liQuid heaVen as amongst the most requested on the world wide web in this New Year of 2012.
     We will ship our exquisite coffee and teas around the world to all who want the best coffee and teas on earth, or should I say from earth as that is where the beans originally come from. We have one more rung on our ladder of climb to success and that is establishing a 'to die for' espresso.
     We have taste tested many Arabica beans from all over the world. We have narrowed our discriminate search down to the final three.
     Roasting to my and our cuppers satifaction is the last hurdle. If I may tempt you, wait, just you wait till you taste our Plum Tea. Hot or cold it is 'knock your socks off' quality that you will crave!

It's The Coffee Stupid!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:55:00 +0000

Your selection of coffee is most important as it is the last thing that one tastes at the end of their meal. After you have indulged and tasted everything during the course of your meal; it will be the flavour and taste left by the coffee you are drinking that will seal the deal. liQuid heaVen ~ 'so satisfying'

World Wide Coffee Consumptiom

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:36:00 +0000

United States alone has over 130 million coffee drinkers.
Where as twelve billion pounds of coffee is consumed around the globe annually.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:22:00 +0000

All of us here at liQuid heaVen wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who are reading this. May the New Year bring you and yours everything you hope and dream for.

Energy drinks ~vs~ Coffee!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:54:00 +0000

Energy Drinks! A bevy of them are out there. It's a new industry for God's sake and it is raking in lots of money. Why? There is about 135 milligrams of Caffeine in a cup of coffee enough to increase metaboloism during more than two (2) hours!
Coffee ~vs~ Energy Drinks...it's a no brainer!

K-cups, they just keep getting better...

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:25:00 +0000

People may be getting it, finally. Mark my words, not long from now we will hear about health issues, lawsuits, etc regarding k-cups.

Thought I'd once again share some recent comments on safety of plastic used in k-cups below from coffeedetective.com.

Dec 09, 2011

El Pablo steers clear of plastics & liquids
by: Anonymous

El Pablo (pihlenfe) will steer clear of any products that contain plastics & liquids combination! The USA-FDA does not really help here either since they are more for corporations & the 1% and less for the 99% of everyday regular folks. No Keurig or K-cups or whatever they call it for El Pablo!

Dec 05, 2011

Does it leach styrene?
by: Anonymous

Why is everyone only talking about BPA? Wouldn't the risk be styrene? If the water reservoir is recycle code #6, it's polystyrene. Styrene is a suspected carcinogen, and a suspected toxin to the gastrointestinal, kidney, and respiratory systems, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Shouldn't water that comes out of a Keurig be tested for styrene?

Dec 04, 2011

WHAT?!
by: Anonymous
Of COURSE they're going to tell you it doesn't contain BPA. Because they want to sell them to you. ANYthing with plastic emits stuff because it's PLASTIC. Buy a melitta ( sp? ) ceramic cone filter and be done with it. Your life is much more valuable than that cup o' joe. Really, I care more about you than Keurig does. Buy the ceramic filter. Your coffee tastes WAYYY better and it is wayyy cheaper. Please don't be fooled by these posts that tell you the product is safe. Err on the side of caution and throw out, or take back the Keurig.

~ A concerned fellow man

Hamilton Beach Single Serve Scoop Coffee Maker

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Hamilton Beach Single Serve Scoop Coffee Maker - Use Any Coffee

Over at the SSC forums there's word on a new single serve coffee maker dubbed the Scoop from Hamilton Beach which allows you to use ground coffee with no pods or special filters required. You simply scoop up some coffee in the special filter, and then close the brew head. There are two metal scoops included for precise measuring ensuring the perfect cup of coffee, and you can can brew up to 14oz in as little as 1.5 minutes. The Scoop also fits a travel size or regular mug.

The Scoop single serve coffee maker brews hotter than the leading competitors per SCAA standards, and is made of a durable stainless steel construction. The Scoop will only set you back around $60 dollars as well.

The Hamilton Beach web site also has a video of the Scoop in action.

Source: singleservecoffee.com

Is the plastic used in Keurig K-Cups safe?

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:14:00 +0000

Nov 03, 2011

#7, but no BPA? by: Anonymous

The Keurig comment that the cups contain NO BPA, yet are plastic #7 is very confusing. I know that #7 is a mix of different types of plastic, so basically they're declaring that no BPA plastics are used in the composition of their plastic #7. Are we to trust them, or trust the manufacturer who tells them they don't use BPAs? Hmmm. There are lots of other coffee makers out there, and most are more environmentally-friendly to boot. Why take a chance?

Nov 27, 2011

Recycle #6 on bottom of water reservoir by: Anonymous

I bought a B60 from Target just because it said it was BPA free on outside of box. It is actually my 2nd one after the first one conked out in less than a year. I use filter water for everything in the house and noticed a weird metallic plastic chemical taste with the coffee to the point of being undrinkable. I went to amazon.com and qvc to see if other reviewers say same. There was and some recommended cleaning the reservoir with vinegar or baking soda. I pulled mine out and see a #6 on bottom which is known to leach harmful toxins and to top it off the World Health Org suspects #6 as a carcinogen. Thanks Keurig for making me think I am buying something healthy. With all the links to cancer and endocrine dysfunction with some plastics I am not very happy right now.

Taken from coffeedetective.com

Ah...The Holiday season...Christmas to many of us

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:17:00 +0000

Tis the Holiday Season and a lot of us will abandon reason and buy an over priced
Keurig Brewer. Can't bring myself to say 'coffee maker'. Foolish people will spend in excess of a $hundred$ dollars just so they can again spend over $.45 or more per 6oz cup for coloured water.

Lets see, a pound of Real coffee will make 256 ounces. That's 32 eight-oz (not 6 oz) kitchen cups or about 42 six-ounce coffee cups. So, carrying it further. If a fool buys this brewer, then sepends minimum $.45 per so-called cup, let's do the math:
42 x .$45= $18.90 per pound of coffee for inferrior coffee! If they pay $.50 each..$.50x42=$21.00! If I had audio on this blog you would be hearing: "What Kind Of Fool Am I" playing. Think REAL! Think papery pillow like single cup coffee pods. Their coffee brewers are way cheaper, pods that accompy them are too. Most of all your getting an 8 oz cup of real coffee! Happy Holidays from all of us at liQuid heaVen!

Coffee Picks You Up AND May Reduce the Risk of Diabetes

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:34:00 +0000

A recent trial with humans conducted at Harvard University found that caffeinated coffee may reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

A recent trial with humans conducted at Harvard University found that caffeinated coffee may reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

Participants were given five cups of a coffee per day for 60 days. Findings published in the Nutrition Journal showed significant metabolic benefits and liver function. Results of this study add to the increasing body of science that supports the possible benefits of coffee.

Generating over $70bn a year in retail sales, coffee has increasingly become of interest in the research world. Conducted by Nicole Wedick, ScD from the Harvard School of Public Health, this study specifically found that the benefits were associated with caffeinated coffee, further supporting the hypothesis that caffeine itself may be responsible for the associated health benefits.
The randomized study involved 45 healthy, overweight, 40-year old coffee drinkers who were asked to drink five cups of caffeinated coffee, decaffeinated coffee or water, per day for two months. Results showed a 60% reduction of a compound called interleukin-6 in blood levels for those participants who drank the caffeinated coffee as compared to the water group. This compound is known to promote inflammation. Adiponectin, a hormone that plays a role in regulating insulin sensitivity, was also reduced for participants that drank caffeinated coffee, indicating that caffeine may have anti-diabetic properties.

Researchers wrote, “Our findings suggest that improvements in adipocyte and liver function…may contribute to beneficial metabolic effects of long-term coffee consumption. Given the popularity and widespread consumption of coffee, the effects of coffee and coffee components on metabolic risk factors warrant further investigation.”

Research has continued to support the health benefits of coffee and its effect on the risk of diabetes. A meta-analysis conducted in 2009 and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reported that including three to four cups of coffee each day may reduce the risk of diabetes by 25 percent.

Compounds within the beverage that may be contributing to these benefits are magnesium, antioxidant lignans or chlorogenic acids. Additionally, a report by Mario Ferruzzi from Purdue University and published in Physiology and Behavior (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.01.035) revealed that coffee is also a rich source of polyphenols, with 350 milligrams of phenolics found in each cup of coffee.

Source: Supplement Manufacturer

Coffee Mug good enough to eat!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:29:00 +0000

Who said you can’t have your donut and eat it too? Coffee just isn’t coffee without a donut and now you’ll never miss out with our Donut Coffee Mug! We guarantee no more errant sprinkles or powdered sugar dirtying up your favorite suit or dress! No napkin required!

Measures 4 inches tall x 3.75 inch diameter. Holds 14 oz.

Source: Pepertual Kid

My Cuppa Coffee Mug helps you make the perfect cup of Joe

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:58:00 +0000

Making the perfect cup of coffee in the morning can be considered an art form by some people. And if you’re depending on that sweet, sweet caffeine to get your day started, perfection is key. So how do you know when you’ve gotten the mixture of coffee, milk/cream, and sugar just right? If you have the My Cuppa Coffee Mug, it’s as easy as matching colors.

The My Cuppa mug is essentially your average, ordinary mug. However, there are a set of swatches around the inside, which act as a guide for your coffee making. Once you’ve concocted a flavor that you love, just remember which swatch the color corresponded with. From then on, you’ll be able to make a perfect cup every time. Not too shabby for $14.

Source: Redferret

Coffee Reduces Risk of Depression in Women

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:54:00 +0000

A woman’s daily dose of coffee may do more than just keep her perky and awake - it may just make it less likely they'll fall into depression.

According to a study of over 50,000 females, a women who drank two or more cups of coffee every day was less likely to be diagnosed with depression over a 10-year span.

Women who drank two to three cups of coffee were 15 percent less likely to be treated for depression, while those who drank four or more had a 20 percent lower risk.

Source: singleservecoffee.com

French Press from France?

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:49:00 +0000

Trivia question...

In what country was the French Press invented?

Lol, no not France, Italy.

The French Press has been around since the 1800's and received its first patent way back in 1929 by Italian designer Attilio Calimani.

Keurig coffee brewer... NOT!!!

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:14:00 +0000

Why would anyone in their right mind want K-cup coffee after viewing these two videos?

Notice the rich dark tone and crema of the cups of coffee exuded from these precise machines.

The Pods are BIODEGRADEABLE! These machines use less wattage/power than Keurig brewers! K-Cups, biodegradeable? NOT!

I would love to see a taste test between these machines and "coffee" brewed in a k-cup!

Keurig fans...pick your best K-Cup and watch it get humiliated by any of the TRU Eco Single Serve Pods. Matter of fact, let's bring in a Professional Cupper to be the judge.

Coffee could lower risk of skin cancer

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:44:00 +0000

A combination of coffee drinking and regular exercise may help to lower the risk of developing skin cancer, according to scientists in the US.

The two are thought to work together to kill off precancerous cells whose DNA has been damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun.

If the cells are left to divide, they can form malignant skin cancers and ultimately become fatal.

Rates of skin cancer in the UK have quadrupled for men and tripled for women in the past 25 years.

The disease is the fastest growing cancer in the UK, partly because more people are taking sunshine holidays abroad.

More than 8,000 cases of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, are diagnosed in the UK every year, leading to almost 2,000 deaths.

At least 75,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer, a much milder and less harmful disease, occur each year in the UK.

Previous studies have suggested that exercise and coffee may each play a small role in protecting against skin cancer, but the latest research shows for the first time that when combined, the two may offer far more protection.

Scientists led by Allan Conney at Rutgers University, New Jersey, examined the effect of ultraviolet light on mice bred to be hairless, and so particularly vulnerable to the effects of sunlight.

Four groups of mice were exposed to UV-B radiation, but were given different diets and exercise regimes. One group drank caffeinated water, giving them a caffeine intake equivalent to one to two cups of coffee a day. A second group was fed pure water but allowed to exercise on a running wheel.

The third group was given caffeine and access to a running wheel, while the fourth did no exercise and had no caffeine.

The scientists later took samples and checked for signs of UV-induced genetic damage. They also looked for evidence of a natural survival mechanism called apoptosis, in which damaged and potentially cancerous cells are forced to commit suicide before they can form tumours.

The tests showed that caffeine alone led to a 95% increase in programmed cell death and there was a 120% increase from exercise alone. But when combined, exercise and caffeine led to a four-fold increase in cell death, suggesting the body was able to rid itself of pre-cancerous cells much more effectively.

Details of the study appear in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The team plans to investigate the underlying reasons for its findings before organising a clinical trial in humans.

Source: The Guardian

Who invented the paper coffee filter?

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:15:00 +0000

The paper coffee filter was invented by a German housewife. Until then the coffee grinds and the hot water remained in a pot and, as a result, the coffee soon became bitter. That’s what happens when you leave the grinds in the water for too long.

So she tinkered around a bit and came up with the idea of creating a filter that would hold the coffee...and to then pour the hot water over the ground coffee and through the filter.

Today, this idea seems blindingly obvious to us. But back then, nobody had thought beyond just mixing the water and the coffee grinds together. To just pour hot water over the coffee grinds was a revolutionary concept.

And yes, as we know, the result is a great coffee taste without the bitterness.

Her idea – the conical filter paper - was patented on July 8th, 1908. Six months later she and her husband started a company and began to manufacture and market the filters.

Now for the fun part...her name.

Her name was Melitta Benz. And yes, her Melitta conical coffee filters are still selling well, under the Melitta brand name.

That’s pretty amazing. She sold her first conical filters over 100 years ago. And you can still go to your local store and buy Melitta filters today.

Source: Coffee Detective dot com

Pods = Better Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:25:00 +0000

What is a coffee pod?

Coffee pods are pre-measured for single-cup brewing, which means no grinding, no measuring, no mess—one pod equals one perfect cup! Single-cup brewing was developed as a solution to varying coffee tastes in the office environment. Coffee pods evolved from single-cup brewing systems that have been used in Europe for the past 30 years.

Why coffee pods?

Simply put, coffee pods offer a higher quality single-cup. Remember the old saying, ‘You can’t please all the people, all of the time?’ With pods you can! And here’s why—you have the choice of a variety of specialty-grade coffees and teas from around the world. Coffee pods cater to individual tastes.

Unlike a ‘pot’ of coffee — with pods one size can fit all.

By purchasing a variety of coffee and tea pods, it’s as if you have a coffee house right in your own kitchen! Plus, there’s no scooping, no measuring, no filters, no mess. Pods are quick and easy. Imagine the perfect cup in seconds! Your friends and family will be amazed!

The environmental single-cup choice

Due to their construction, pods are inherently respectful to the environment. Pods are the earth-friendly alternative to other package intensive single-cup options that are often associated with mediocre flavor, thin body, and a plastic aftertaste. Spent pods are fully biodegradable and make great garden compost. While the overwrap that preserves the freshness of each pod is not compostable or recyclable, this represents a small fraction of the volume of waste generated by other single-cup systems. Pod cartons are made from 100% recycled material (50%+ post consumer).

Source: Coffee Marvel dot com

Coffee Drinkers Won’t Get Price Break as Colombia Supply Slumps

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:58:00 +0000

Colombia, the second-largest producer of mild arabica coffee bought by companies such as Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) and Nestle SA, said consumers will have to get used to higher prices because of rising demand and reduced supply.

Production next year will fail to meet demand, keeping the cost of arabica coffee in a range of $2 to $3 a pound for the next 12 months, according to Colombian National Coffee Growers Federation’s Chief Executive Officer Luis Munoz. Higher prices are also reflecting increased farming costs, he said.

Coffee has almost doubled in the past year as storms hurt plants in Colombia and consumption increases globally. Rising costs are prompting Starbucks to boost the price of bagged coffee sold at U.S. cafes by an average of 17 percent, according to spokesman Alan Hilowitz. The company will likely continue to be an “important” buyer of Colombian coffee, Munoz said.

“The final consumer is realizing that you have to pay a bit more for those little enjoyments,” Munoz said yesterday in an interview at the federation’s headquarters in Bogota. “Not just Starbucks, but the industry in general, wouldn’t have been able to do anything besides raising prices.”

Higher prices reflect how increases in farming costs, like more expensive fertilizer, are starting to be passed onto consumers, Munoz said. At the same time, coffee drinkers from Brazil to Asia are increasing consumption and are willing to pay more for high-quality coffee, Munoz said. J

Arabica coffee for July delivery rose 0.75 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $2.6560 a pound at 1:00 p.m. on ICE Futures U.S. in New York. Coffee reached $3.089 a pound on May 3, the highest since May 1997.

Storm Damage

In Colombia, storms last year that damaged flowering likely will cut the second-quarter crop by about 10 percent to about 2 million bags, according to Munoz. Worldwide, producing nations’stocks are at “precarious” levels and won’t make a sustained recovery, partly because of adverse weather, he said.

“It’s been raining here for two years,” Munoz said.

The Colombian harvest will improve in the second half of the year, he said. The federation, which represents the majority of Colombia’s more than 553,000 coffee growers, forecasts 2011 production will be 9.5 million bags, compared with 8.9 million bags last year. In April, output declined 19 percent to 523,000 bags, from 647,000 bags a year earlier.

Global coffee supplies will likely be “tight” through the rest of the year as stockpiles held by exporting nations such as Colombia stay near a 40-year low, Jose Sette, head of the International Coffee Organization, said in February.

Brazil is the largest producer of arabica beans.

Source: Bloomberg

Sara Lee in talks for Brazil coffee brand

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:50:00 +0000

Sara Lee could buy Brazil's Marata coffee brand

* Brazil is the world's No. 2 coffee consumer market

SAO PAULO May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. diversified food company Sara Lee (SLE.N), which controls 22 percent of Brazil's retail coffee market, is in talks to buy Marata, a local producer of coffee and beverages, a local newspaper said on Wednesday.

The Valor Economico financial paper reported sources linked to both companies said Sara Lee was also open to a possible merger. An acquisition or merger would strengthen Sara Lee's foothold in Brazil's fast growing northeastern consumer market.

Brazil is the world's second-largest coffee consumer market after the United States, and is the world's largest producer and exporter of the bean.

Marata has seven processing plants in the region and a potential deal would be valued at 1 billion reais ($617 million), Valor said. Aside from coffee, the company produces teas and powdered drinks.

"The conversations began with an offer to buy from Sara Lee. Marata knows to grow, it has to make a move like this, but the family wants to continue in the business, so that's why a merger was suggested," one of those involved in the process told Valor.

Sara Lee was not available for a comment early Wednesday. A representative for Marata declined to comment. ($1=1.620 reais) (Reporting by Reese Ewing, editing by Maureen Bavdek)

Source: Reuters

J.M. Smucker Completes Acquisition of Rowland Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:31:00 +0000

J.M. Smucker Co., the third biggest U.S. coffee maker, said it completed the acquisition of Rowland Coffee Roasters Inc.’s coffee brands and business operations for $360 million.

The purchase of the Miami-based seller of Hispanic brands Cafe Bustelo and Cafe Pilon will help J.M. Smucker of Orrville, Ohio, expand its coffee business in the northeast of the U.S. and southern Florida, where Rowland Coffee’s distribution channels are concentrated, according to a statement today.

Rowland Coffee is the first company that J.M. Smucker acquired since it bought Folgers Coffee Co. from Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) in 2008, according to a filing with the Security and Exchange Commission. J.M. Smucker, led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Timothy Smucker and Richard Smucker, gained 30 percent in the past year, compared with 17 percent for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The company fell 22 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $75.22 in New York Stock Exchange trading today.

“The addition of the Cafe Bustelo and Cafe Pilon coffee brands, each with a rich heritage, provides us with a unique opportunity to establish a strong presence in coffee with Hispanic consumers in the U.S.,” said Richard Smucker in the statement.

J.M. Smucker said the merger will add about 5 cents a share to fiscal 2012 earnings, excluding the one-time costs of the transaction, which may reach as much as $30 million, according to the statement. About $10 million of the one-time costs will be incurred in fiscal 2012 and the rest through 2014.

Manufacturing Consolidated

Manufacturing operations will be consolidated into J.M. Smucker’s coffee facilities in New Orleans in about three years, the company said.

Sales at privately held Rowland Coffee surpassed $110 million in 2010, the statement said.

J.M. Smucker started in 1897, when Jerome Smucker opened a mill and first pressed cider in Orrville, Ohio, according to the company’s website. He then began selling apple butter from the back of a horse-drawn wagon.

Smucker’s sells products such as ice cream toppings, jams and syrups under its name. The company owns more than 30 brands in the U.S. and Canada and exports its products globally, according to a SEC filing.

*Source: Bloomberg

The Health Pros and Cons of Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:32:00 +0000

Over 18,000 studies have looked at coffee use in the past few decades. Lately more and more are reporting real health benefits for coffee drinkers—but they must be balanced against the brew’s possible bitter effects, especially in higher, caffeinated doses. An ideal "dose" of java is hard to determine, since people’s perceptions of "a cup of coffee" vary as widely as coffee-mug sizes do. But the good news is that many of the benefits are associated with around two to four (8-ounce) cups a day—"and that’s what most Americans drink anyway," notes Joe Vinson, Ph.D., a coffee expert at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Some intriguing findings: PERKS
Brain Gains. Moderate coffee drinking—between 1 and 5 cups daily—may help reduce risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as Parkinson’s disease, studies suggest. How? Coffee’s antioxidants may prevent some damage to brain cells and boost the effects of neurotransmitters involved in cognitive function, say experts. Preliminary studies have noted that as coffee (or tea) intake rises, incidence of glioma, a form of brain cancer, tends to drop. Some researchers speculate that compounds in the brews could activate a DNA-repairing protein in cells—possibly preventing the DNA damage that can lead to cells becoming cancerous.

Defeating Diabetes. Studies link frequent coffee consumption (4 cups per day or more) with a lowered risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Scientists suspect that antioxidant compounds in coffee—cholorogenic acid and quinides—may boost cells’ sensitivity to insulin, which helps regulate blood sugar. While most of the research didn’t assess whether the brews were caffeinated, decaf may be even better, since other studies have found that caffeine tends to blunt the insulin-sensitivity boost.

Hearty Benefits. Some studies show that moderate coffee drinkers (1 to 3 cups/day) have lower rates of stroke than non-coffee-drinkers; coffee’s antioxidants may help quell inflammation’s damaging effects on arteries. Some researchers speculate that the compounds might boost activation of nitric oxide, a substance that widens blood vessels (lowering blood pressure). More java isn’t better: a 5-cup or more daily habit is associated with higher heart disease risks. Researchers believe excessive caffeine may sabotage the antioxidants’ effects.

Liver Lover. Though the research is limited at best, it appears that the more coffee people drink, the lower their incidence of cirrhosis and other liver diseases. One analysis of nine studies found that every 2-cup increase in daily coffee intake was associated with a 43 percent lower risk of liver cancer. Possible explanation: caffeine and antioxidant chlorogenic and caffeic acids in coffee might prevent liver inflammation and inhibit cancer cells.

PANS
Java Jones. If you’re sensitive to caffeine, it can cause irritability or anxiety in high doses (and what’s "high" varies from person to person). How? Chemically, caffeine looks a lot like adenosine, a "slow-down" brain chemical associated with sleep and relaxation of blood vessels. Caffeine binds to adenosine receptors on nerve cells, leaving no room for adenosine to get in—so nerve cell activity speeds up, blood vessels constrict—and you get a caffeine buzz (or irritable jitters).

Tolerance. Of course, if you caffeinate yourself daily, you’ll likely develop tolerance to its effects and the jitters will subside. But that also means that eventually you’ll need a regular caffeine fix just to reach your baseline level of alertness. And your body will adapt by producing more adenosine receptors, making you more sensitive to the effects of adenosine. So if you don’t have your daily cup, you’ll likely develop withdrawal symptoms like extreme fatigue and splitting headaches (caused by constricted blood vessels).

A Sleep-Stealer. If you’re having trouble sleeping it might help to cut down on caffeinated coffee, or to drink it only early in the day. Generally it takes about 6 hours for the caffeine to clear your system, although it varies from person to person. The sleep-robbing effects may worsen as we age, too, a recent study suggests.

Cholesterol Caution. Boiled or unfiltered coffee (such as that made with a French press, or Turkish-style coffee) contains higher levels of cafestol, a compound that can increase blood levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol. Choose filtered methods instead, such as a drip coffee maker.

Prudence for Pregnant and Nursing Women. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology says it’s safe for pregnant women to get a moderate amount of caffeine (no more than 200 mg, equivalent to 2 cups of coffee per day), but warns that it’s still not clear if higher intakes could increase risk of miscarriage. Since caffeine can pass into breast milk, nursing moms should cut down if their babies are restless or irritable.

Above article courtesy of the good people at EatingWell.com

Great Article By Sherrill Of The Gourmet Coffee Snob

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:03:00 +0000

Gourmet Coffees Cost Only Pennies Per Cup for Premium Coffee When Brewed at Home From Fresh Roasted 100% Grade A Arabica Beans

Gourmet Coffee drinkers have become accustomed to paying $2 or more per cup for fresh brewed coffees at Premium coffee houses and many sources are predicting those prices may increase to as much as $4 per cup soon due to expected increases in green coffee prices.

Smart gourmet coffee consumers have long known that premium coffee brewed at home costs just 12 cents or less per cup, depending on preferences for coffee strength.

Many coffee producers recommend starting with 1 tablespoon of fresh ground gourmet coffee beans per standard 6 ounce cup of water. Starbucks recommends double that amount for stronger coffees at 2 tablespoons per 6 ounce cup.

A pound of gourmet coffee (that is 16 Ounces or 1 Lb.) divided by 1 1/2 Ounces comes to roughly 10 pots of 10 cups (6 Ounce cups) equaling 100 cups for the cost of one pound of gourmet coffee beans.

At the average of 1.5 tablespoons per 6 ounce cup and average size of 12 ounce coffee mug, you can expect 50 cups of home brewed coffee per pound of gourmet beans!

Prices of premium gourmet beans range between $12 and $18 per pound, making a cup of home-brewed gourmet coffee, made fresh to your liking, cost only between .12 cents and .25 cents per cup!

Even the rarest and most expensive coffee sold, the exotic Kopi Luwak, at $175 per pound, is still less than $1.75 per cup when brewed at home!

Gourmet coffee consumers rarely consider the cost of their daily coffee in terms of how much it would cost to brew at home with prices of a pound of gourmet coffee beans versus a three cup a day coffee drinking habit at premium coffee house prices.

~~Sherrill~~

the gourmet coffee snob sez

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Coffee Facts

noreply@blogger.com (liQuid heaVen Global) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:29:00 +0000

The word coffee comes from Kaffa, a region in Ethiopia where coffee beans may have been discovered.

About half of the people in the United States over the age of 18 (that's 107 million) drink coffee every day. On average, each coffee drinker consumes three and a half cups each day.

As early as the ninth century, people in the Ethiopian highlands were making a stout drink from ground coffee beans boiled in water.

Coffee is grown in more than 50 countries in South America, Central America, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

In 1971, a group of Seattle-based entrepreneurs opened a coffee shop called Starbucks. Today there are more than 6,000 Starbucks outlets in the United States. The chain also operates stores in 36 other countries.

Nearly 25 million farmers worldwide depend on coffee crops for their economic livelihood.

Coffee contains caffeine, the stimulant that gives you that "lift." Caffeine is the most popular drug in the world, and 90 percent of people in the United States consume it in some form every day.

Despite what you may believe, dark-roast coffee has less caffeine than coffee that's been lightly roasted.

Scandinavia boasts the highest per-capita coffee consumption in the world. On average, people in Finland drink more than four cups of coffee a day.

After oil, coffee is the world's second-most-valuable commodity exported by developing countries. The global coffee industry earns an estimated $60 billion annually.

Source: TLC