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<?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897</id><updated>2009-07-08T17:36:29.452-04:00</updated><title type="text">Coffee News Tips Humor</title><subtitle type="html">It's all about coffee!!!</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/bce_rss.xml" /><author><name>High Volume Sales Rep</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2180</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-8030471252787871781</id><published>2009-07-08T17:36:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T17:36:29.461-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health" /><title type="text">Coffee may help treat memory loss, a major symptom of Alzheimer's disease - study</title><summary type="text">By Rosemary Black
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Besides giving you that morning boost, coffee may actually boost your memory as well, helping to keep memory loss at bay.

That mug of morning coffee may do more than keep you from falling asleep at your desk. New research shows it could also help treat or stave off memory loss, a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

Studies have found that giving lab </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/8030471252787871781/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=8030471252787871781" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/8030471252787871781" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/8030471252787871781" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/coffee-may-help-treat-memory-loss-major.html" title="Coffee may help treat memory loss, a major symptom of Alzheimer's disease - study" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6805795996076451056</id><published>2009-07-08T17:35:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T17:35:41.196-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Costa Rica coffee" /><title type="text">Costa Rican coffee production expected to rise</title><summary type="text">By Adam Williams
Tico Times Staff | awilliams@ticotimes.net

Costa Rican coffee production is forecast to rise 5 percent during the 2009-2010 cycle, the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE) reported. The next production cycle, which begins its harvest in October, is expected to generate 1,671,270 bags of coffee.

“Each season we have a technical management team that visits each region where </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6805795996076451056/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6805795996076451056" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6805795996076451056" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6805795996076451056" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/costa-rican-coffee-production-expected.html" title="Costa Rican coffee production expected to rise" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2810264464560462073</id><published>2009-07-05T08:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T08:06:30.029-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Green Mountain Coffee" /><title type="text">Green Mountain Coffee has magic touch</title><summary type="text">Waterbury business charts remarkable growth

By Molly Walsh, Free Press Staff Writer • July 5, 2009

WATERBURY — Five years ago, no one knew quite what to do with the decrepit train station in the center of this small town. Then came local employer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters with a plan to help renovate the 1875 building and lease a portion for a cafe and company visitors center.

The venture</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2810264464560462073/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2810264464560462073" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2810264464560462073" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2810264464560462073" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/green-mountain-coffee-has-magic-touch.html" title="Green Mountain Coffee has magic touch" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2417240425750284119</id><published>2009-07-05T08:05:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T08:05:25.210-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="McDonald's" /><title type="text">McDonald's coffee initiative brings bean grower, roaster to front burner</title><summary type="text">Distant Lands' decision to become lead supplier has rewards, challenges

By Mike Hughlett | TRIBUNE REPORTER
   
TYLER, Texas -- Every day at the Distant Lands roasting plant here, a river of green coffee beans is transformed into espresso, fuel for McDonald's Corp.'s boldest gambit in decades.

Distant Lands' Russell Kramer was skeptical at first that it would ever happen. Could the burger giant</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2417240425750284119/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2417240425750284119" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2417240425750284119" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2417240425750284119" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/mcdonalds-coffee-initiative-brings-bean.html" title="McDonald's coffee initiative brings bean grower, roaster to front burner" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-1665299787324571089</id><published>2009-07-05T08:04:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T08:04:42.804-04:00</updated><title type="text">Hawaii Coffee Association to hold annual trade show on Maui</title><summary type="text">The Hawaii Coffee Association's 14th Annual Conference and Trade Show July 9 to 12 will offer what sponsors say is the first state-wide "cupping" competition at Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu, Maui.
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Highlights include evening dinner receptions, workshops, trade show, silent auction and farm tours. Funded in part by the state Department of Agriculture, this is the inaugural </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/1665299787324571089/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=1665299787324571089" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/1665299787324571089" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/1665299787324571089" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/hawaii-coffee-association-to-hold.html" title="Hawaii Coffee Association to hold annual trade show on Maui" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6346447493411523905</id><published>2009-07-05T08:03:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T08:03:33.997-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tim Horton's" /><title type="text">Canadian coffee giant set to open in Big Apple</title><summary type="text">Janet Whitman, Financial Post    

The Naked Cowboy in New York City's Times Square. How will he take his Tim Hortons coffee?Mario Tama/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Naked Cowboy in New York City's Times Square. How will he take his Tim Hortons coffee?

After a 25-year battle to make inroads in the biggest fast-food market in the world, Tim Hortons Inc. is set to open up a new U. S. front in August when it</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6346447493411523905/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6346447493411523905" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6346447493411523905" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6346447493411523905" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/canadian-coffee-giant-set-to-open-in.html" title="Canadian coffee giant set to open in Big Apple" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-912237371675575253</id><published>2009-07-03T13:39:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T13:39:34.509-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Costa Rica" /><title type="text">Jesuit High teacher embarks on expedition</title><summary type="text">Fair trade and organic coffee farming is the topic as a Jesuit High School mathematics and science teacher is on a large-scale research and environmental expedition in Costa Rica this week.

Jennifer Cournia, a 1997 Jesuit graduate, is in Coope Tarrazú, a farming cooperative located in the small town of San Marcos de Tarrazú.

Cournia is conducting research on coffee farms, meeting local farmers,</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/912237371675575253/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=912237371675575253" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/912237371675575253" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/912237371675575253" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/07/jesuit-high-teacher-embarks-on.html" title="Jesuit High teacher embarks on expedition" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-4393241668602177162</id><published>2009-06-28T17:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T17:30:28.513-04:00</updated><title type="text">Coffee stocks are piping hot these days</title><summary type="text">By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY
Looks like coffee is starting to perk up on Wall Street.

While the broad market is struggling to hold its recent gains, shares of five of the largest publicly traded coffee companies are on a high boil.

Shares of Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) are up 4,525% this year, Green Mountain (GMCR) has doubled and even Starbucks  (SBUX) is up 50%.

That shows that investors think </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/4393241668602177162/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=4393241668602177162" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4393241668602177162" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4393241668602177162" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/coffee-stocks-are-piping-hot-these-days.html" title="Coffee stocks are piping hot these days" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6472318232668550693</id><published>2009-06-28T17:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T17:29:59.838-04:00</updated><title type="text">Israeli Researcher: Coffee Extract Prevents Bad Breath</title><summary type="text">by Baruch Gordon

(IsraelNN.com) We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too.

But intriguing new research from Tel Aviv University by breath specialist Prof. Mel Rosenberg finds that a coffee extract can inhibit the bacteria that lead to bad breath. New</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6472318232668550693/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6472318232668550693" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6472318232668550693" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6472318232668550693" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/israeli-researcher-coffee-extract.html" title="Israeli Researcher: Coffee Extract Prevents Bad Breath" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6566375694943047857</id><published>2009-06-28T12:03:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T12:03:27.031-04:00</updated><title type="text">New Issue - Roast Magazine July/ Aug 09</title><summary type="text">Get a FREE issue of Roast Magazine today with any order including beans or equipment. One magazine per order, while supplies last.

This is the July /August '09 issue. 

Here's another great issue. If you're interested in how green coffee is chosen by buyers and makes it to your cup, part one of Signed, Sealed, Delivered discussed the process.

Designer Coffee poses the question of how an </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6566375694943047857/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6566375694943047857" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6566375694943047857" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6566375694943047857" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/new-issue-roast-magazine-july-aug-09.html" title="New Issue - Roast Magazine July/ Aug 09" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-5926567876283976792</id><published>2009-06-18T18:56:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T18:56:47.435-04:00</updated><title type="text">Seattle Coffee Gear auctions Giro d'Italia Giotto espresso machines for charity</title><summary type="text">Posted by Melissa Allison

The first of five weekly auctions on eBay starts Friday, and the URL will be linked at www.seattlecoffeegear.com/auction. As of this writing, they were not sure exactly what time it would start.

The Seattle importer is auctioning Rocket Espresso's limited edition Giro d'Italia Giotto semi-automatic espresso machines to benefit Coffee Kids, a nonprofit that helps </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/5926567876283976792/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=5926567876283976792" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/5926567876283976792" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/5926567876283976792" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/seattle-coffee-gear-auctions-giro.html" title="Seattle Coffee Gear auctions Giro d'Italia Giotto espresso machines for charity" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2687433910060250685</id><published>2009-06-18T18:56:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T18:56:03.991-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="McDonald's" /><title type="text">McDonald's gains ground from rivals with marketing blitz of McCafé brand</title><summary type="text">It’s cornered the market on Big Macs, fries, and shakes. And now McDonald’s is riding a massive marketing campaign to make gastronomic gains in premium coffee.

Not only has the Golden Arches stolen share from java leader Starbucks as the place most preferred by coffee drinkers, but McDonald’s has also dislodged Dunkin’ Donuts from its second-place spot, according to the May 2009 survey by </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2687433910060250685/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2687433910060250685" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2687433910060250685" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2687433910060250685" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/mcdonalds-gains-ground-from-rivals-with.html" title="McDonald's gains ground from rivals with marketing blitz of McCafé brand" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-7976861351605869857</id><published>2009-06-14T07:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-14T07:29:03.270-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coffee market" /><title type="text">Survey: How are coffee franchises faring in the recession?</title><summary type="text">Franchise Direct, a franchise portal, has recently conducted a study on how coffee franchises are faring in the recession. You can find the full 4,000 word survey at the link below. 

Here are some of the key points from the survey, which shows that coffee franchises are recession-resistant: 

Talking Point one: Coffee consumption has increased or remained level in the last year among key </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/7976861351605869857/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=7976861351605869857" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/7976861351605869857" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/7976861351605869857" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/survey-how-are-coffee-franchises-faring.html" title="Survey: How are coffee franchises faring in the recession?" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-4091262589066447465</id><published>2009-06-09T17:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-09T17:15:31.129-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Starbucks" /><title type="text">Starbucks double-charges a million customers</title><summary type="text">11:40 AM MDT on Tuesday, June 9, 2009

By Kgw.com and KING5.com Staff

SEATTLE - If you bought coffee at Starbucks on Memorial Day Weekend, you may have been one of a million customers double-charged for your beverage.

And you can't be blamed for not noticing, because the charge came at the backend of the transaction, away from the store.

Starbucks confirmed to NBC News that on Friday, May 22 </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/4091262589066447465/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=4091262589066447465" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4091262589066447465" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4091262589066447465" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/starbucks-double-charges-million.html" title="Starbucks double-charges a million customers" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-172684154701164219</id><published>2009-06-04T21:00:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T21:51:50.132-04:00</updated><title type="text">Cook eggs with your steam wand</title><summary type="text">I know there are many uses for the steam wand, but here is one I had not thought of.

Here is a step-by-step instruction to cooking eggs with the steam wand on your espresso machine.

Eggs-Quick and easy</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/172684154701164219/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=172684154701164219" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/172684154701164219" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/172684154701164219" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/cook-eggs-with-your-steam-wand.html" title="Cook eggs with your steam wand" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2680894366126117038</id><published>2009-06-01T21:34:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T21:34:24.410-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kona" /><title type="text">100% Kona Coffee Goes to Washington State</title><summary type="text">Burke Museum’s  “Coffee - The World in Your Cup”

 KAILUA KONA, HAWAII, June 1, 2009

The Kona Coffee Farmers Association has been invited to give a tasting presentation at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA, on Saturday, June 27th, from 11-2 pm., as part of the Burke Museum’s exhibit, “Coffee - The World in Your Cup”.  The Kona Coffee Farmers will showcase one of the world’s premier coffees from </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2680894366126117038/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2680894366126117038" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2680894366126117038" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2680894366126117038" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/100-kona-coffee-goes-to-washington.html" title="100% Kona Coffee Goes to Washington State" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6957443323449837397</id><published>2009-06-01T20:25:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T20:25:42.900-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tim Horton's" /><title type="text">Stop for coffee at Tim Horton's Wednesday to help send a child to camp</title><summary type="text">By SYLVIA RECTOR • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • June 1, 2009

Buying a cup of coffee Wednesday at any Tim Horton’s will help send hundreds of metro area children to camp, through the company’s annual Camp Day fund drive.

It’s the one day every year when every penny of coffee sales throughout the U.S. and Canada is donated to Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation, which organizes camp programs for </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6957443323449837397/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6957443323449837397" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6957443323449837397" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6957443323449837397" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/stop-for-coffee-at-tim-hortons.html" title="Stop for coffee at Tim Horton's Wednesday to help send a child to camp" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-4176984215063495314</id><published>2009-06-01T20:24:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T20:24:55.761-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Starbucks" /><title type="text">Bay County (MI) woman sues Starbucks over hot coffee</title><summary type="text">by Tom Gilchrist | The Bay City Times
Monday June 01, 2009, 10:00 AM

Bay City, Michigan - In 1994, a jury awarded a New Mexico woman $2.9 million after she was burned by spilled McDonald's coffee. Now a Bay County woman claims she's steamed at Starbucks for the same reason.

Irene Bruno alleges she endured severe burns and permanent scars three years ago when a worker at a Midland County </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/4176984215063495314/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=4176984215063495314" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4176984215063495314" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4176984215063495314" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/06/bay-county-mi-woman-sues-starbucks-over.html" title="Bay County (MI) woman sues Starbucks over hot coffee" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2929850472150966369</id><published>2009-05-29T16:53:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T16:53:53.129-04:00</updated><title type="text">Taste Test: Coffee Review Grades McCafe vs. Starbucks</title><summary type="text">Coffee drinks prepared by Starbucks and McCafe failed to impress coffee experts at The Coffee Review, an online publication that rates and reviews coffees. In a recent taste test, the Starbucks' coffees scored higher than their McCafe equivalents, though neither company's offerings earned gold stars.

Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- In a recent tasting of McCafe and Starbucks coffee drinks </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2929850472150966369/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2929850472150966369" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2929850472150966369" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2929850472150966369" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/taste-test-coffee-review-grades-mccafe.html" title="Taste Test: Coffee Review Grades McCafe vs. Starbucks" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-4105568849589297280</id><published>2009-05-29T16:53:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T16:53:28.212-04:00</updated><title type="text">BIGresearch: Coffee Wars, Starbucks Still #1, McDonald's #2 and Rising, Dunkin' Donuts #3</title><summary type="text">Analysis Profiles McDonald's &amp; Starbucks Coffee Drinkers

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - McDonald's is waging an all-out assault on the coffee industry, and they seem to be gaining ground in the battle of the baristas. Although Starbucks is still #1 (9.2% of consumers frequent the coffee house most often for their java fix), McDonald's has consistently grown since May of 2007, </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/4105568849589297280/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=4105568849589297280" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4105568849589297280" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4105568849589297280" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/bigresearch-coffee-wars-starbucks-still.html" title="BIGresearch: Coffee Wars, Starbucks Still #1, McDonald's #2 and Rising, Dunkin' Donuts #3" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6779767927926341435</id><published>2009-05-29T16:52:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T16:52:40.839-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cupping" /><title type="text">Average Joe? You Be the Judge</title><summary type="text">By JENNIFER ERICKSON
We're in a sunlit room, the atmosphere is convivial, and, judging by the Laguna Coffee Company owner Paul Ackley preparing a coffee cupping at his shop.
snatches of conversation, it could be a wine tasting. "Bolder and full-bodied," "fruitier, with nutty overtures," "balanced acidity," and "winey aftertaste" are the phrases overheard.

But rather than the fermented fruit of </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6779767927926341435/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6779767927926341435" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6779767927926341435" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6779767927926341435" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/average-joe-you-be-judge.html" title="Average Joe? You Be the Judge" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-2764355662815570595</id><published>2009-05-27T08:01:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T11:34:21.772-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Costa Rica coffee" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coffee culture" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coffee blogs" /><title type="text">Sweet Maria's Weblog</title><summary type="text">Sweet Maria's is an online home coffee roasting business and I recommend it for beans, equipment, and expert advice.Here is their weblog, where you will see some fantastic photos from a recent trip to Costa Rica, Salvador, and Panama.Sweet Maria's Weblog</summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/2764355662815570595/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=2764355662815570595" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2764355662815570595" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/2764355662815570595" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/sweet-marias-weblog.html" title="Sweet Maria's Weblog" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-7029362844541228012</id><published>2009-05-26T19:49:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T19:49:04.228-04:00</updated><title type="text">Coffee Company Donates May's Revenue to Fight Slavery</title><summary type="text">By Michelle A. Vu
Christian Post Reporter
Tue, May. 26 2009 11:05 AM EDT

A Seattle-based coffee company is doing what some might consider foolish during a recession – giving away 100 percent of its revenue from this month.
    
In contrast to coffee giant Starbucks, which is scaling back by closing hundreds of stores and laying off thousands of workers, Storyville Coffee Company has pledged to </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/7029362844541228012/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=7029362844541228012" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/7029362844541228012" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/7029362844541228012" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/coffee-company-donates-mays-revenue-to.html" title="Coffee Company Donates May's Revenue to Fight Slavery" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-6277013197782563088</id><published>2009-05-26T19:48:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T19:48:34.099-04:00</updated><title type="text">Everett (WA) coffee roaster brews big plans</title><summary type="text">One-man operation charts a course for growth

By Amy Rolph
Herald Writer

The process starts with a bucket of unroasted coffee beans, looking pale and a bit like fat little peanuts to the untrained eye.

Velton Ross pours them into the silver funnel that tops his blue Dierdrich roaster, a mammoth machine with portly tanks and a direct connection to the sunny outdoors through a silver ventilation </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/6277013197782563088/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=6277013197782563088" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6277013197782563088" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/6277013197782563088" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/everett-wa-coffee-roaster-brews-big.html" title="Everett (WA) coffee roaster brews big plans" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650897.post-4775091037262280345</id><published>2009-05-26T14:53:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-26T14:53:14.887-04:00</updated><title type="text">Kaapi Royale Coffee Donates Coffee to Grounds For Health Charity Auction</title><summary type="text">May 26, 2009 (Waterbury, VT) – Kaapi Royale Coffee of India has donated two prime specialty coffee lots to support the Grounds For Health online charity auction that will be held on June 2nd.

By participating in the event, Kaapi Royale joins leading producers, coops, importers and exporters including Royal Coffee, Hacienda Esmeralda and Elan Organic Coffees that have donated a portion of their </summary><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/4775091037262280345/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3650897&amp;postID=4775091037262280345" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4775091037262280345" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3650897/posts/default/4775091037262280345" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.aboutcoffee.net/2009/05/kaapi-royale-coffee-donates-coffee-to.html" title="Kaapi Royale Coffee Donates Coffee to Grounds For Health Charity Auction" /><author><name>Robert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627070275910125789</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="17555066319055259483" /></author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></entry></feed>
