Archive for February, 2010

Caribou Coffee Brewing Up New Logo, Brand (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

There will be a few changes Monday morning as people head to Caribou Coffee to grab a cup of Joe.

More here: Caribou Coffee Brewing Up New Logo, Brand (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)

Robber Targets Coffee Stand At Gunpoint (FOX 12 Oregon)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

A man made off with more than just espresso from a Portland coffee stand -- he demanded cash, too.

More here:
Robber Targets Coffee Stand At Gunpoint (FOX 12 Oregon)

Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu (New York Times)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

The Coffee Party was formed on the opening premise that the federal government “is not the enemy of the people.”

Source:
Coffee Party, With a Taste for Civic Participation, Is Added to the Political Menu (New York Times)

Coffee wars: New cult-hit java joints are brewing a big city rivalry (New York Daily News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

There may be a Starbucks on every corner of this town, but NYC's becoming a mecca for small artisanal coffee chains from other cities eager to take advantage of our hyper-caffeinated culture.

More here: Coffee wars: New cult-hit java joints are brewing a big city rivalry (New York Daily News)

World coffee conference says supplies tightening (The Jackson Sun)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Coffee industry leaders say world supplies are growing tighter as demand grows.

More here: World coffee conference says supplies tightening (The Jackson Sun)

Why the New Caribou Coffee Logo Features Less Caribou (BrandWeek)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Caribou Coffee, a distant No. 2 in the coffee chain category next to Starbucks, is attempting to bolster its appeal as a branded coffee company by playing down the ski lodge imagery and, yes, the caribou, with a sweeping rebranding.

Read the rest of the post here:
Why the New Caribou Coffee Logo Features Less Caribou (BrandWeek)

Peace and Coffee raises funds for kitchen needs (WXOW 19 La Crosse)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) -- A local organization that helps serve the hungry is trying to raise money for new kitchen equipment. Peace and Coffee is located in downtown La Crosse. The organization

Continue here:
Peace and Coffee raises funds for kitchen needs (WXOW 19 La Crosse)

Ziggi’s Coffee branching out to the north | By Tony Kindelspire © 2010 Longmont Times-Call (The Longmont Times-Call)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

LONGMONT – The way Brandon and Camrin Knudsen see it, there are two types of coffee shops. There’s home – the type of shop where people like to hang out, read, meet people or just watch life go by. Then there’s work, the type of shop that serves people on the go.

More here: Ziggi’s Coffee branching out to the north | By Tony Kindelspire © 2010 Longmont Times-Call (The Longmont Times-Call)

Investment buzzword at coffee (The Argus Leader)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

At the year's concluding Sioux Falls-area legislative coffee Saturday, the watchword of the day was investment. Investment in education, economic development and the deep underground laboratory in the former Homestake Mine in Lead all were widely touted by lawmakers in Districts 9, 11, and 12 as priorities to be safeguarded as the Legislature produces a mandatory balanced budget in the next two ...

Read more:
Investment buzzword at coffee (The Argus Leader)

India’s budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (Calcutta News)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

India's budget yet again demonstrates to NRIs that investing in their homeland is probably the best option right now. The West is still struggling to climb out of one of its deepest recessions and provides low returns, while India's growth story promises healthy returns. Surely, it's time to wake up and smell the Indian coffee.

See more here:
India's budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee (Calcutta News)