Costa Rican coffee exports in December, the third month of the new 2008-09 crop cycle, rose 41% to 88,966 bags of 60 kilograms each, the official Costa Rican Coffee Institute, or Icafe, said Monday. This compares to Costa Rican exports of 63,316 bags in December 2007 during the 2007-08 crop cycle (October-September), an Icafe said, citing first preliminary figures for the month. Total Costa

By Martin Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times  In the United States, the true comfort foods are chocolate and coffee -which may provide relief for investors battered by plummeting prices for oil, gold, wheat and other products. The prices of most commodities have tumbled this year as recession has spread around the globe, hammering consumer demand for the raw materials that go into a loaf of bread,

By Megan Rauscher Megan Rauscher – Tue Jan 6 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan. The consumption of coffee in Japan is relatively high, as is the rate of cancer of the esophagus in men. To look into any protective effect of coffee drinking, Dr. Toru

CNET.COM Posted by Brian Krepshaw    I've always assumed prankster-loving baristas might substitute decaf coffee for the real thing. I'm sure there are those out there who would not think twice about slipping some caffeine to an unsuspecting customer. Whether accidentally or on purpose, for some, this unexpected addition of caffeine could be a serious health threat--at least serious enough to

By Henry Fountain Published: December 16, 2008 In research that touches on two of Americans' great obsessions — coffee and cars — scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, have made diesel fuel from used coffee grounds. The technique is not difficult, they report in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and there is so much coffee around that several hundred million gallons of

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By Claire Leow Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- World coffee consumption may outstrip production by as much as 8 million bags in 2009-10 because of the smaller crop in Brazil, the top grower, said Nestor Osorio, International Coffee Organization Executive Director. ``It's a tight situation that will support prices,'' Osorio said in an interview today in Ho Chi Minh City. Prices of the mild-tasting arabica

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2008 | by Katie Couric Katie Couric speaks exclusively with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. (CBS) (CBS) He's the king of coffee, who oversees more than 16,000 Starbucks worldwide, and for putting lingo like "can I have a doppio espresso macchiato" into everyday lexicon. "Why do you have to do that? Why can't you say small, medium and large like normal people?" CBS News anchor

Mayo Clinic dietitian Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers. Answer A few studies indicate that caffeine may slightly enhance weight loss in people who exercise and maintain a low-fat diet. But there's no evidence that increased caffeine intake results in significant or permanent weight loss. Marketers of fad diets and weight-loss supplements often

BOGOTA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Coffee-growing nations should buy Starbucks and create their own distribution chain as the U.S. company grapples with slowing sales, Colombia's coffee federation chief said in an interview published on Sunday. Gabriel Silva, director of the National Federation of Coffee Growers, also told El Tiempo newspaper that Colombia will accumulate four times the coffee stocks it

By Carly Harrington Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Want a latte with that Big Mac? Customers can now order one at most Knoxville-area McDonald's restaurants where mochas, lattes and cappuccinos are being served up alongside Happy Meals. The McCafe, a concept that was first introduced by the fast-food chain in Australia in 1993, has finally reached East Tennessee, where local franchisees are

By STEVEN ERLANGER Published: November 22, 2008 SAULIEU, France — Nathalie Guérin, 35, opened Le Festi’Val bar and cafe here two years ago full of high hopes, after working at this little Burgundy town’s main competition, the Café du Nord. But this summer, business started to droop, and in October, she said, “it’s been in free fall.” “Now there’s no one,” she said, standing in a somber room

By David Smith • Spill the Beans columnist The specialty coffee business seems to draw an inordinate number of entrepreneurs who are driven by issues beyond financial motivation. Advertisement Social and environmental issues are regularly championed and emphasized by retailers, roasters and coffee-related media. Many retailers and quality roasters go above and beyond the necessary and

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by John Spears City Hall Bureau Toronto coffee shops will get a second chance to come up with a plan for curbing the flood of throwaway paper cups – a million a day – that flow into the city's garbage bins. But councillors on the city's works committee say they want to move ahead on a proposal requiring stores to give customers a 10-cent refund if they bring their own bag instead of using a

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) -- Specialty coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. reported Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled as sales jumped 45 percent. The company also gave earnings guidance for fiscal 2009 that, when certain items are excluded, is in line with Wall Street expectations. For the three months ended Sept. 27, the company said it recorded net income

By Claudia Carpenter Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Global coffee production will rise 15 percent to a record 139 million bags this season on bigger crops from Brazil and Vietnam, the world's largest growers, F.O. Licht said in its first estimate for the harvest that started Oct. 1. The jump from 121.1 million bags last season will include a Brazil crop of 49.7 million bags and a Vietnam harvest of

By Melissa Allison Seattle Times business reporter Starbucks new chief financial officer, Troy Alstead, will be paid a base salary of $450,000 plus a potential bonus of $225,000. He will receive stock options worth $210,000 and life insurance worth three times his base salary. More >>

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By Associated Press KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) _ It takes only minutes every morning to brew up a java jolt, but the coffee-growing region of Kona takes 10 days to properly honor the bean. The 38th Kona Coffee Cultural Festival kicked off this weekend, with a slate of parades and pageants, workshops, farm tours, seminars and a handful of culinary delights. In addition to honoring Kona's coffee

Starbucks is getting closer to Costco. While Starbucks is experiencing slower sales the chain has long sold its beans at Costco. Until recently Starbucks refused to offer discount cards despite requests made by Costco. This fall, however, Costco will begin selling five $20 Starbucks gift cards for $79.99, a savings it doesn't offer to customers in its own stores. The members-only retailer expects

Starbucks will be offering free coffee to those that exercise their right to vote on Election Day. Starbucks will be offering voters a free tall 12 ounce brewed coffee on November 4th.

Starbucks and Krispy Kreme want to give you free coffee and doughnuts just for doing your civic duty, but California's state law might get in the way. Starbucks is offering a free cup of coffee on Tuesday to customers who say they voted. Likewise, Krispy Kreme will give customers a doughnut in the shape of a star, with red, white and blue sprinkles, to anyone showing the traditional "I Voted"

Howard Schultz says coffee chain has seen slight improvement in October. Also, Starbucks announces partnership with Red organization to eliminate AIDS in Africa. By Melissa Allison Seattle Times business reporter Starbucks' business may have bottomed in the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, chief executive Howard Schultz told reporters during the company's leadership conference in New Orleans,

Coffee not only tastes good, it stimulates your brain. History tells us that coffee houses in 17th century England were known for their lively political discussions. HISTORY I don't frequent enough coffee houses to know if that tradition of political discussion is still followed, but there is a website you may visit that will stimulate your brain in a political sense, Nanny State. Just be sure