Drink From The Toilet With The Toilet Coffee Mug

toilet coffee mug

Lighten things up at home or around the office with the Toilet Coffee Mug. It’s ideal for someone you know who loves coffee, is extremely amusing to give as a gift.  A must have item, the Toilet Coffee Mug is good for a laugh and a great. conversation starter. This silly shaped mug holds up…

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Fungus May Provide Solution To Coffee Pest Problem

Coffee Borer Beetle Killed By Fungus

According to Hawaii247.com an association of coffee growers  called The Kona Coffee Farmers Association has posted information about a fungus called Beauvaria bassiana and it’s effects on the dreaded Coffee Berry Borer beetle. The The Kona Coffee Farmers Association asserts this confirms the theory that the Coffee Berry Borer beetle has been in Kona region…

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Extra Cup Of Coffee Can Double Risk Of Stroke In Moderate Coffee Drinkers

Cup Of Coffee

According to experts at Harvard Medical School, an extra cup or two of coffee can double the risk of a stroke risk- for moderate coffee drinkers. For those that drink coffee just once or twice a day are twice as likely to suffer a brain blood clot if they were to suddenly have an extra…

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Free Coffee History Ebook: The History Of Coffee 1895

Coffee Book History Of A Coffee Bean

This gem rescued from the archives is an example of coffee marketing in 1895. This is a childrens book, that tells the tale of a group of “elves”that set out to find the land of coffee, or something. The book features what looks to be a cut out of a picture of  Seal Brand Coffee,…

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TV Coffee Shop Replica Opens In Beijing

Central Perk In Beijing

Central Perk, the iconic coffee shop of the classic American sitcom Friends can now be found – not in New York, not in a Hollywood studio – but in downtown Beijing. The replica is the completely self-funded project of Du Xin, who first watched the show when it ended in 2004, as reported by Xinhuanet….

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Starbucks Losing Ground In The UK

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks’ reported months ago that it’s profits rose 24 percent to $391 million during its fiscal year ended September 2009. However, recent filings in the United Kingdom show it’s on the opposite trajectory there, losing more than $15 million during the same period, the Guardian of London reports. The U.K. is one of Starbucks’ largest…

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Jim Henson Coffee Comercials

It’s a little known fact that between 1957-1961, Jim Henson made 179 hysterically violent coffee commercials for Wilkins Instant Coffee each around 10 seconds long. They were starring some of his early creations, Cheerful Wilkins and Grumpy Wilkins.

Nestle Sues Sara Lee Over Single Serve Coffee Makers

Nespresso Single Serve Espresso Maker

The world’s biggest foodmaker, Nestle said it began legal action against Sara Lee Corp. in France for alleged patent violations on its Nespresso single serve espresso coffee making system. The Swiss company said it was acting “to defend our intellectual property rights.” Sara Lee started selling L’OR Espresso capsules that are compatible with Nespresso single…

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K Cup Coffee: A Revolution In Brewing?

K-Cup Diagram

If you are a lone coffee drinker in your home, or are looking for an alternative to the office coffee situation, you should consider going with K Cup coffee. The K Cup coffee system is a single cup coffee brewing system that does away with the idea that an entire pot of coffee be made…

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Starbucks Plans To Stir Up Coffee Market

Starbucks® Natural Fusions

Here’s a statistic that may surprise you. Despite the long-term success that Starbucks has enjoyed, they have less than 10 percent share of coffee consumption in North America, and less than 1 percent share internationally. At least that’s the case according to Starbucks Chairman, President and CEO Howard Schultz. And recently, it has been pointed…

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