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The community of Buffalo rather loves its coffee – so much so, in fact, that each year they nominate and also vote for the coffee provider which is to win the Best Coffee Award for Buffalo.

So who did the community decide was the worthy winner of this year’s award?

The company chosen was the Spot Coffee (Canada) Limited, as reported in Retail Digital.

Why was it felt that this particular coffee company beat the competition?

…continue reading Who won Best of Buffalo 2012 Best Coffee Award?

Want to hear something encouraging about business in the current climate?

Amidst all the gloomy news about economic recovery and the state of the financial markets, there is also some good news, which just goes to show that coffee is a subject close to many a heart, money-matters notwithstanding.

Want to hear about two café owners in particular?

…continue reading Tale of two café owners

It is the perennial problem, isn’t it?

How can we shift those extra pounds which creep up on us so sneakily?

Most people would usually be happy to hear about ways of losing some weight and making themselves leaner, sleeker and skinnier.

The news headlines have recently been talking about a new coffee-related product which apparently does just that.

What’s the news on the grapevine?

…continue reading Can coffee help you to lose weight?

It was noticed in the Times of India recently, that things are changing in terms of the youth culture in Indore.

Once upon a time, they used to like to gather and hang out in the Meghdoot Garden and parks – whether having a natter with their chums or having a bite to eat.

However, nothing stays the same and the hip urban scene of lounges and coffee shops has seduced this generation to choose another place to hang out in their free time.

Coffee culture is becoming more and more popular.

…continue reading Youth of Indore choose coffee shops

Many of us like to sip on a cup of coffee to chill out – it can ease us into the day, or be a good excuse for a break.

However, it seems that one particular man was a little too chilled out as he went about his business holding a cup of coffee: the business of robbery, that is.

According to reports in the papers, it seems that a man who decided to rob a newsagents in Manchester, England was one of the most casual robbers around.

…continue reading The nonchalance of the coffee-swilling robber

There has been a story in the news recently which reports on recent scientific findings about the relationship between dry eyes and coffee.

A strange partnership you may think?

It seems that the American Academy of Ophthalmology have been looking into the effect of caffeine on the production of tears and they have come up with some strange findings.

What are they?

…continue reading Dry eyes and coffee: a match made in heaven?

When you think of traditional drinks in China, one of the first beverages that springs to mind is tea, isn’t it?

‘For all the tea in China’ became a well-known expression for a reason, after all.

However, life is ever-changing and things do not stay the same.

This seems to be the case in terms of Chinese drinking habits, if recent reports in the news are to be believed.

…continue reading China and Korean coffee

Admittedly, some of us are more clumsy than others.

Some of us are more accident prone and more likely to break things and spill things.

However, there has recently been some research carried out by the University of California on the subject, which has been noticed by various online news providers.

And this news has hit the headlines.

It seems that, after all, humans have a propensity to spill our coffee….

…continue reading Are we hard-wired to spill our coffee?

It has been said that the Africans are a particularly resourceful nation and they manage to recycle and reuse many items as part of their daily life.

They are also a true coffee growing continent – it is said that the first coffee plants were discovered by a goat herd in Ethiopia and, nowadays, coffee is a big export business for many African countries.

Recent articles in the news also show that in Uganda, a rather canny idea has been put in place, to combine the abundance of coffee and also to put into action the Africans’ resourcefulness….

…continue reading Unlikely use of coffee husks in Africa

We are a people who are increasingly interested in recycling and being kinder to the environment.

These days, we are more conscious of avoiding waste and of the air miles involved when we eat certain imported foodstuff.

We are keen to take up an allotment and grow our own vegetables or look for locally sourced goods.

The Strattons hotel in Swaffham in Norfolk, UK, has also come up with a good idea, which avoids waste and involves recycling too.

The hotel has been in the news as it has made the decision to help to reuse coffee grounds.

…continue reading Coffee used for compost in Norfolk hotel