Archive for September, 2009

49ers / The buzz about Coffee / Talented rookie running back has his big chance: replacing Gore (San Francisco Chronicle)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

To the query, "How do you like your Coffee?" the 49ers are quick to respond, "We like him very much." They had better. Glen Coffee is their only reasonable alternative at running back. For the next two games, the rookie from Alabama will be the man for the...

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Hundreds of pounds of coffee sent to troops (FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn Dixie donated 655 pounds of coffee to the Greater Jacksonville USO. Coffee will be shipped to troops in Kuwait.

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Hundreds of pounds of coffee sent to troops (FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville)

Colombia Fedecafe Coffee Purchase Prices – Sep 30 (INO News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Below are prices set by Colombia's National Federation of Coffee Growers, or Fedecafe, for purchases by the National Coffee Fund on Wednesday. The prices, for a 125-kilogram bag of parchment coffee, apply until further notice but normally stay in effect for a 24-hour period.

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Colombia Fedecafe Coffee Purchase Prices - Sep 30 (INO News)

Dunkin’ Donuts to give free coffee on Monday (Daily Herald)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Regardless of the Chicago 2016 outcome, Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Chicago and suburbs will provide a free medium coffee on Monday, Oct. 5.

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Dunkin' Donuts to give free coffee on Monday (Daily Herald)

Brushing up on the rules of Italian coffee drinking, in case Lavazza finds a local franchisee (Seattle Times)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The Daily Telegraph in London has an amusing, if overly Biblical-sounding, guide to drinking coffee in Italy, Europe's premier coffee culture.

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Behind Starbucks’ instant-coffee rollout (MSNBC)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

As CEO Howard Schultz eyes a huge overseas market for instant coffee, will the new Via product damage the Starbucks brand? Enter the late Don Valencia.

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Starbucks rolls out its new Via instant coffee (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

CHICAGO #8212; Starbucks Corp. began handing out free samples of its latest product Tuesday, hoping to persuade consumers to try what many see as a down-market drink #8212; instant coffee.

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Starbucks rolls out its new Via instant coffee (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)

Behind Starbucks’ Instant-Coffee Rollout (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

As CEO Schultz eyes a huge overseas market for instant coffee, will the new Via product damage the Starbucks brand? Enter the late Don Valencia

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Italian coffee culture: a guide (Daily Telegraph)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

If you don't want to be taken for a tourist in Italy you should drink coffee as and when the locals do.

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Italian coffee culture: a guide (Daily Telegraph)

Starbucks Via instant coffee gets lukewarm reviews in New York debut (New York Daily News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The reaction to Starbucks' newest beverage - instant coffee - was as lukewarm as an hour-old cup of joe.

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Starbucks Via instant coffee gets lukewarm reviews in New York debut (New York Daily News)