January 09, 2007
McDonald’s brews up £1m fair trade deal - and wields it as a marketing weapon
[Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com] For example, Kraft, one of coffee’s Big Four, began buying Rainforest Alliance Certified beans in 2003 for worldwide use in their consumer coffees, including Yuban — a mass-produced coffee that CoffeeReview.com’s Kenneth Davids recently described as, “steamed to remove the sewery taints these coffees acquire through being dried inside the fruit in rotting heaps.”
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Posted at January 09, 2007 01:01 AM
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July 21, 2006
GOOD coffee tasting
[green LA girl] “You guys can talk about the coffees, you know,” we were told, but decided to keep our opinions to ourselves till the end - At which point we burst into a hyper-caffeinated and super intellectual discussion, i.e.: “I would make love to that coffee. If it’s fair trade.” Can’t tell ya which coffees we tasted or which got the best reviews till the bit comes out...
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Posted at July 21, 2006 12:57 AM
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October 15, 2005
All's fair in love and coffee?
[green LA girl] Like the anti-chain coffee drinkers that shun all Starbucks coffees on principle, Larry's Beans and others don't want their coffees wearing any sticker Starbucks -- or even worse, Nestle -- is wearing.
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Posted at October 15, 2005 01:27 PM
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June 03, 2005
Summer Coolers: Iced Coffee
[Bloggle: The Coffee Odyssey] I've long been ambivalent of flavored coffees. I tend toward the naturally nuanced flavors of a single-origin cup, or the many-layered flavors of a well-balanced blend. So it feels like something of a dirty little secret to reveal that I've been drinking a lot of flavored coffees of late.
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Posted at June 03, 2005 07:22 AM
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May 28, 2005
New Crop Centrals!
[Bloggle: The Coffee Odyssey] for Central American coffees... The harvest was finishing up back in late January and February, the coffees have "rested" in their parchment for 60 to 90 days, and now (finally!) new crop beans are landing on our shores. And if you think I sound a little giddy about it, read Tom's "Christmas in May" notes at SweetMarias.
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Posted at May 28, 2005 07:40 AM
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George on George
[Bloggle: The Coffee Odyssey] George Howell is without question one of the most influential figures in the specialty coffee trade: founder of The Coffee Connection (swallowed by Starbucks in '94), co-founder of the Cup of Excellence auction system, and once again a purveyor of fine coffees through Terroir Coffees.
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Posted at May 28, 2005 07:39 AM
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May 25, 2005
What is Sustainable Coffee and How Does it Affect My Wake Cup?
[All the recipes youll ever need in one place!] But major grocery chains are seeing demand for sustainable coffee and may adopt fair trade and organic coffees to sell nationwide at Safeway, Kroger and Albertson’s stores. Increases in availability, demand and awareness of sustainable coffee are leading to more of the same in a spiraling increase for fair trade organic and shade coffees in premium markets. Some sustainable coffees are even finding their way into instant coffees, but the vast majority of the sustainable market is in premium and specialty markets.
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Posted at May 25, 2005 08:09 AM
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