The World Wide Web is like a river of money. There is no question that profits are to be made online; the only question faced by entrepreneurs is exactly how to make them. For social media giants like Facebook and Twitter, opportunities for generating online revenues seem endless. Business Insider recently reported that the mobile transactions market, a fledgling industry just now taking root on various social networks, is expected to generate more than a trillion dollars by 2015, while advertising revenues continue to increase at exponential rates. But you don't have be Mark Zuckerburg to make millions of dollars on the Internet, something The Coffee Shop Millionaire makes perfectly clear. A brand new online program that gives users the opportunity to make money outside the conventions of the traditional 9 to 5 job, The Coffee Shop Millionaire has already made a splash with online entrepreneurs. According to a representative of The Coffee Shop Millionaire, "More and more
2012-02-29 22:12:58 UTC
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The way David Schomer, of Espresso Vivace, effuses about Kent Bakke, you would think he buys all his espresso machines from Bakke's La Marzocco factory in Italy. "He's a warmhearted and kind soul, a genuine and helpful person," Schomer said. "He's really been my angel in terms of equipment, and still is. He just brought me 48 sets of grinder burrs [which crush coffee beans before brewing] that are very hard to get." Despite the good feelings, Schomer has not purchased a La Marzocco espresso machine in years. His espresso shops are equipped instead with Synesso machines made in Seattle by Mark Barnett, whom Bakke fired about eight years ago. Even Barnett has kind words for La Marzocco's main shareholder. "His heart is good, and his intentions are always good," said Barnett, whose younger, smaller Synesso has attracted high-end shops like Schomer's that in the past would have bought from Bakke. People in the coffee world revere Bakke, seeing him
2012-02-29 22:11:40 UTC
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Stronger coffee, hotter temperatures, bigger portions, and even the ability to make frothy cappuccino drinks are the promises of the Keurig Vue. It hits stores starting next month. "This is the biggest product launch we've had in a number of years," said Scott McCreary, the president of the specialty coffee unit at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The Waterbury, Vt. company owns Keurig. Its new machine, more than three years in development, will sell for $250. "This new system, I think, will be for people who are really passionate about their coffee," McCreary noted. The launch comes the same year the coffee giant loses patent protection on its popular K-cups that allow for single-serve brewing. Competitors could soon emerge, but GMCR has so many varieties of coffee available in the K-cups, as well as several major branding partnerships, McCreary suggested any challenge to its throne may not be easy. "You know, I would say I'm not very concerned," he said.
2012-02-29 18:38:46 UTC
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The hardest thing about coffee is waiting for it to brew. Coffee is easy; really it is. Despite all the accessories, methods and varieties, all it really comes down to is the interaction of water with crushed beans. Coffee beans have the ability to transmute water into an elixir worthy of seeking out every morning (and afternoon, and sometimes night), but that ability doesn't mean there is only one way of going about it. Methods for brewing coffee are varied and with each technique comes its own sets of pros and cons. Usually, however, it being easy to make is always a positive. The Zevro Incred-A-Brew Gravity Drip Coffee Infuser Cup combines the simplest method of coffee brewing--just letting it steep--with an elegant delivery system. After adding ground coffee to the infuser cup, hot water is poured over the grounds and left to steep. When ready, the device is lifted and placed directly on top of a waiting mug or cup. A patented valve is triggered and opens
2012-02-29 18:37:03 UTC
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The Coffee Industry Board (CIB), in collaboration with stakeholders (farmers, the coffee growers association and coffee dealers), has set up a Task Force to aggressively fight the Coffee Berry Borer, which poses a serious threat to the industry. The Coffee Berry Borer is a microscopic beetle that invades the coffee berry in its early stage, eventually destroying the berry. Speaking with JIS News at a Coffee Farmers Workshop and Training Seminar at Bangor Ridge, Portland, on February 16, Director General of the CIB, Christopher Gentles, explained that the initial work of the task force is to develop strategies to reduce the population of the Coffee Berry Borer pest to a level that does not threaten the economic viability of the industry. He pointed out that if the pest is not controlled, the coffee industry could lose nearly $432 million in export earnings and farmers could lose as much as 50 per cent of their harvest. Mr. Gentles said that
2012-02-28 23:17:04 UTC
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Stronger coffee, hotter temperatures, bigger portions, and even the ability to make frothy cappuccino drinks are the promises of the Keurig Vue. It hits stores starting next month. "This is the biggest product launch we've had in a number of years," said Scott McCreary, the president of the specialty coffee unit at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The Waterbury, Vt. company owns Keurig. Its new machine, more than three years in development, will sell for $250. "This new system, I think, will be for people who are really passionate about their coffee," McCreary noted. The launch comes the same year the coffee giant loses patent protection on its popular K-cups that allow for single-serve brewing. Competitors could soon emerge, but GMCR has so many varieties of coffee available in the K-cups, as well as several major branding partnerships, McCreary suggested any challenge to its throne may not be easy. "You know, I would say I'm not very concerned," he said.
2012-02-28 22:34:53 UTC
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The hardest thing about coffee is waiting for it to brew. Coffee is easy; really it is. Despite all the accessories, methods and varieties, all it really comes down to is the interaction of water with crushed beans. Coffee beans have the ability to transmute water into an elixir worthy of seeking out every morning (and afternoon, and sometimes night), but that ability doesn't mean there is only one way of going about it. Methods for brewing coffee are varied and with each technique comes its own sets of pros and cons. Usually, however, it being easy to make is always a positive. The Zevro Incred-A-Brew Gravity Drip Coffee Infuser Cup combines the simplest method of coffee brewing--just letting it steep--with an elegant delivery system. After adding ground coffee to the infuser cup, hot water is poured over the grounds and left to steep. When ready, the device is lifted and placed directly on top of a waiting mug or cup. A patented valve is triggered and opens
2012-02-28 18:33:35 UTC
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Drinking coffee may cut the risk of diabetes, say researchers. Moderate consumption of coffee - four to five cups of coffee a day - may lower the chances of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those drinking it occasionally or not at all. A new study suggests a cut in risk of around 30 per cent from regular consumption of coffee - whether it was caffeinated or decaffeinated. The findings, which are the latest from a major European investigation into the effects of diet and lifestyle on health, also reveal that coffee drinking does not appear to increase the risk of heart disease or cancer. Altogether 42,659 people taking part in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Germany study were followed up for almost nine years on average. During that time, there were 1,432 cases of type 2 diabetes diagnosed, 394 heart attacks, 310 strokes cases and 1,801 cancer cases. Drinking more than four cups of coffee a day - caffeinated and decaffeinated -
2012-02-28 18:10:50 UTC
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Stronger coffee, hotter temperatures, bigger portions, and even the ability to make frothy cappuccino drinks are the promises of the Keurig Vue. It hits stores starting next month. "This is the biggest product launch we've had in a number of years," said Scott McCreary, the president of the specialty coffee unit at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The Waterbury, Vt. company owns Keurig. Its new machine, more than three years in development, will sell for $250. "This new system, I think, will be for people who are really passionate about their coffee," McCreary noted. The launch comes the same year the coffee giant loses patent protection on its popular K-cups that allow for single-serve brewing. Competitors could soon emerge, but GMCR has so many varieties of coffee available in the K-cups, as well as several major branding partnerships, McCreary suggested any challenge to its throne may not be easy. "You know, I would say I'm not very concerned," he said.
2012-02-28 18:07:19 UTC
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The World Wide Web is like a river of money. There is no question that profits are to be made online; the only question faced by entrepreneurs is exactly how to make them. For social media giants like Facebook and Twitter, opportunities for generating online revenues seem endless. Business Insider recently reported that the mobile transactions market, a fledgling industry just now taking root on various social networks, is expected to generate more than a trillion dollars by 2015, while advertising revenues continue to increase at exponential rates. But you don't have be Mark Zuckerburg to make millions of dollars on the Internet, something The Coffee Shop Millionaire makes perfectly clear. A brand new online program that gives users the opportunity to make money outside the conventions of the traditional 9 to 5 job, The Coffee Shop Millionaire has already made a splash with online entrepreneurs. According to a representative of The Coffee Shop Millionaire, "More and more
2012-02-28 18:01:56 UTC
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Scientists have developed a free app that tells you the ideal time to take a coffee break to keep you in the "optimal mental alertness zone". The free Caffeine Zone iOS app, developed at Penn State University, is designed to help people determine when an extra jolt of caffeine may give them a mental boost and when it could harm sleeping patterns. Users enter information about their caffeine consumption - how much caffeine they drank or plan to drink, when they consumed it and how fast - and the app combines this with data on the known effects of caffeine on the body to create a graph showing how caffeine will affect their system over time. The green bar represents the optimal caffeine zone while the blue bar is where you'll need to get to before bed. Drinking a cup of coffee rapidly gives people a spike in mental alertness but too much caffeine can also linger in the bloodstream and cause sleep problems hours later, said the researchers, who unveiled their app at
2012-02-28 06:09:51 UTC
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The Coffee Industry Board (CIB), in collaboration with stakeholders (farmers, the coffee growers association and coffee dealers), has set up a Task Force to aggressively fight the Coffee Berry Borer, which poses a serious threat to the industry. The Coffee Berry Borer is a microscopic beetle that invades the coffee berry in its early stage, eventually destroying the berry. Speaking with JIS News at a Coffee Farmers Workshop and Training Seminar at Bangor Ridge, Portland, on February 16, Director General of the CIB, Christopher Gentles, explained that the initial work of the task force is to develop strategies to reduce the population of the Coffee Berry Borer pest to a level that does not threaten the economic viability of the industry. He pointed out that if the pest is not controlled, the coffee industry could lose nearly $432 million in export earnings and farmers could lose as much as 50 per cent of their harvest. Mr. Gentles said that
2012-02-28 06:09:07 UTC
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Exports of a variety of coffee often used in gourmet blends fell during the first four months of the season, after torrential rains last year damaged plants in some of the top-producing nations, pushing up prices in the spot market. Shipments of mild washed arabica beans from Latin America, excluding Brazil, fell 5%, to 7.57 million 60-kilogram bags, in the October-to-January period, the Guatemalan Coffee Association, or Anacafe, said Friday. The decline in supplies is driving up prices in the spot market for the beans, which are available for immediate delivery, at a time when futures prices are sagging.Colombia, the world's largest producer of mild washed arabica beans, saw a 19% decrease in exports in the period after unseasonably strong rainfall caused an outbreak of a fungus known as coffee rust. The Andean country has seen consistent year-on-year decreases in coffee exports this season, with exports dropping 37% in January from the same month in the 2010-2011 season.
2012-02-27 06:14:58 UTC
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Leonardo DiCaprio likes his coffee smooth _ a light roast, nectar-like, no bitterness. Just ask Todd Carmichael and Jean-Philippe Iberti, who spent more than a year perfecting a blend to suit the palate of the Hollywood star. The founding partners of La Colombe, a Philadelphia-based roastery with cafes here and in New York and Chicago, paid repeated visits to DiCaprio's West Hollywood abode to brew him single-batch roasts and to test blends, working to come up with a new La Colombe label that would bear DiCaprio's signature. That blend is called Lyon. It is sourced from Brazil, Ethiopia, Haiti, and Peru. It is being sold in Whole Foods and Williams-Sonoma stores, and, of course, in La Colombe cafes and on the La Colombe website. And all of the net profits from the Lyon blend _ 100 percent _ go to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, funding wildlife protection, forest preservation, clean-water projects, disaster relief and climate-change research around the globe.
2012-02-27 03:34:55 UTC
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Scientists have developed a free app that tells you the ideal time to take a coffee break to keep you in the "optimal mental alertness zone". The free Caffeine Zone iOS app, developed at Penn State University, is designed to help people determine when an extra jolt of caffeine may give them a mental boost and when it could harm sleeping patterns. Users enter information about their caffeine consumption - how much caffeine they drank or plan to drink, when they consumed it and how fast - and the app combines this with data on the known effects of caffeine on the body to create a graph showing how caffeine will affect their system over time. The green bar represents the optimal caffeine zone while the blue bar is where you'll need to get to before bed. Drinking a cup of coffee rapidly gives people a spike in mental alertness but too much caffeine can also linger in the bloodstream and cause sleep problems hours later, said the researchers, who unveiled their app at
2012-02-26 23:24:04 UTC
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Exports of a variety of coffee often used in gourmet blends fell during the first four months of the season, after torrential rains last year damaged plants in some of the top-producing nations, pushing up prices in the spot market. Shipments of mild washed arabica beans from Latin America, excluding Brazil, fell 5%, to 7.57 million 60-kilogram bags, in the October-to-January period, the Guatemalan Coffee Association, or Anacafe, said Friday. The decline in supplies is driving up prices in the spot market for the beans, which are available for immediate delivery, at a time when futures prices are sagging.Colombia, the world's largest producer of mild washed arabica beans, saw a 19% decrease in exports in the period after unseasonably strong rainfall caused an outbreak of a fungus known as coffee rust. The Andean country has seen consistent year-on-year decreases in coffee exports this season, with exports dropping 37% in January from the same month in the 2010-2011 season.
2012-02-26 11:01:04 UTC
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