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Grounds for Hope

We all know that growing coffee is hard labor and how the people working in the field and there families can be affected by a poor season. I recently came across an organization called CoffeeKids that provides support to some of these families. Coffee Kids staff works with local organizations in Latin America to create [...]

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Economics of Coffee

Coffee is an important commodity and a popular beverage. Over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed in the world every day. Over 90% of coffee production takes place in developing countries, while consumption happens mainly in the industrialized economies. Worldwide, 25 million small producers rely on coffee for a living. For instance, in Brazil alone, where almost a third [...]

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Intelligentsia Coffee for iPhone

It is true that there now apps for everything! Even coffee shop brands have their apps for iPhone. There are numerous coffee related apps; but the one from Intelligentsia is really well done. Its design is very appealing and with good content. If you are a fan of Intelligentsia coffee; it is a great way [...]

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Le Café – Oldelaf et Monsieur D

A video and song dedicated to all coffee lovers. This must have been written especially for me. It tells the tail of someone working day which is highly stressful and how coffee helps him go through the day; but also ruin it as his high consumption of coffee makes him do crazy things! This is [...]

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Ultimate Barista Challenge 2010

10-12 November 2010, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China An international gathering of the best Baristas attending from China and national champions from Korea and USA. Professional competition for coffee barista to duel head to head in the following categories: Latte Art Challenge; Espresso Frappe Challenge; Espresso Cocktail Challenge. Click on the picture for more [...]

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