The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„It is tempting to draw conclusions from this survey about which coffee brands or roasting companies deliver better or more distinctive coffees than which other brands or companies, but given the small number of arbitrarily selected coffees we sampled from each brand or roaster, such detailed speculation seems unfair. On the other hand, a study of the ratings does suggest that coffee companies with a clear specialty heritage (Bucks County, Green Mountain, Allegro, plus the much smaller Martinez, Porto Rico, and McNulty's), in general do a more consistent job of generating quality and distinction than do large "commercial" coffee companies that are attempting to move into specialty territory with new brands or presentations (Eight O'Clock Coffee's Royale brand, Kraft Foods' Maxwell House Premium Cup, Sara Lee's Chock full o' Nuts New York Classics, Procter & Gamble's Folgers Whole Bean). The exception to the generally superior performance of brands with a specialty background may be specialty giant Starbucks' line of supermarket coffees. Although we included only one Starbucks sample in this cupping (House Blend, rated 80), my previous cuppings of Starbucks supermarket coffees support the suspicion that the best Starbucks whole-bean coffees are seasonally featured single-origin selections sold in Starbucks stores and cafes, whereas Starbucks branded supermarket coffees tend to be lackluster and dominated by a clumsy, overbearing roast.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Maxwell House® Coffee Drinks and Desserts Cookbook : From Lattes and Muffins to Decadent Cakes and Midnight Treats (#)

„Morning, noon, or night, who can resist Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake, Cappuccino Sticky Buns, Triple Mocha Brownies, Coffee Slushie, Coffee Flan, Coffee Chocolate Cheesecake, Nutty Coffee Bars, or Double Capped Cappuccino? From sophisticated desserts to fun and easy brownies or shakes, each recipe in Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook is marked for its level of difficulty and preparation time. The book begins with an enlivening history of the bean that has come to be revered for its rich and vibrant flavor, as well as the story behind the company that is known for coffee that's "Good to the last drop!" And sidebars offer coffee house tips and inspirations and entertaining ideas that will help turn these delightful recipes into showstoppers. Whether it's fudgy mocha treats or creamy coffee drinks you crave, Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook is a sublime compendium of recipes that no coffee, chocolate, or dessert lover can do without.“

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Review of Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast (#)

„Pioneers of the United States coffee industry saw that the way to make money was to do their own roasting, invent packaging to keep roasted grounds fresh, use cheaper beans as needed, buy up competitors ruthlessly and advertise endlessly. Happily, Pendergrast puts a human face on the shenanigans of the coffee barons, detailing a remarkable cast of American eccentrics in the wars between the big roasters of the last century -- Folger's, Hills Brothers, MJB, Maxwell House, Chase & Sanborn, A.& P. -- and the giant corporations of this one. An ironist as well as a moralist, Pendergrast notes the interlocking of delivery systems after Philip Morris moved into the coffee business by buying General Foods and after Coca-Cola merged with Duncan Foods. “

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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Cover story, The US coffee Market, Dr.S.Radhakrishnan April 2003, (#)

„Supermarkets and hypermarkets still play the leading role in the distribution of coffee drinks, accounting for 58.6% of volume sales in 2001. As the majority of US hot drinks consumption is non-premium fresh or instant coffee, supermarkets and hypermarkets benefit from relying primarily on brands such as Folgers and Maxwell House. "Other" channels which include both franchised and independent coffee houses saw their share of retail hot drinks volume increase by 4.2 percentage points between 1997 and 2001, to 29.2%. The practise of coffee houses such as Starbucks or Peet's selling their fresh bean or ground coffee for take-home consumption has come into great prominence in recent years.“

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CoffeeGeek - Bunn Thermal Brewer - Stephen Stage's Review (#)

„My first pot came off very well - I followed the instructions from Bunn exactly as they read and the machine didn't spill or overflow a drop - some have written on here that the funnel overflows.  I was using French Vanilla coffee which I noticed is a slightly more coarse grind than a typical Folgers or Maxwell House standard grind, so that might have played a part in it.  The pot didn't taste that great but I leave that to my inexperience with balancing coffee/sugar/cream.  I felt that even though the first pot didn't have the taste - the brewer showed why it's worth the money.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„By comparison the canned "French roast" blends introduced by the three major commercial coffee players (Kraft Foods' Maxwell House, Procter & Gamble's Folgers, Sara Lee's Hills Bros.) were exercises in emptiness, in which a fancy name and a slightly darker roast style covered a literal lack of flavor of any kind, good or bad. Given the bitterness of their medium-roasted blends, perhaps the big-three blenders felt that a more attractive option would be to offer the coffee drinker no flavor whatsoever. (By the way, I am not being snobbish or hyperbolic here, but factual and precise.“

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Tea & Coffee 08/00 - Rigid Packaging: The Can is No Dinosaur (#)

„The International Coffee-style tins are produced not only for General Foods but other companies such as Kroger, and A&P. They also have produced a variety of metal boxes for tea companies such as Celestial Seasonings, and Wagner, and have manufactured unique coffee tins for coffee companies such as Hills Bros., Maxwell House and Starbucks. The round one-pound slip-cover tins all over Disney World shops are decorated and produced by J.L. Clark.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„After almost 300 years of slow growth, coffee gained considerably in popularity from the 1950s. The main reason was the development and sale of soluble coffee by two leading manufacturers B Nestlé and Kraft Jacobs Suchard (then Maxwell House). In addition, the development of the espresso bar introduced coffee to young people, who were able to drink it in pleasant surroundings.“

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BBC News | BUSINESS | Philip Morris: Tobacco and food giant (#)

„1983 Philip Morris overtakes RJ Reynolds to become the number one US tobacco company in terms of sales. 1985 Buys Maxwell House coffee and starts Philip Morris magazine (now defunct). 1986 Sales rise to $25bn following a series of major food industry acquisitions. 1988 A long-running court case brings to light a document titled "Motives and Incentives of Cigarette Smoking".“

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CoffeeKid - Vacuum Brewer Hey Day (#)

„TV dinners were a product of the 50s and 60s, and are a prime example of this loss of quality for convenience. In the coffee world, companies like Maxwell House and Nescafe, long producers of preground coffee, started to sell more and more instant coffee. All of these convenience items took away from the vacuum brewer market.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The rest just spills over. This is why there are thousands more independent coffeehouses today than when Starbucks started and why Dunkin' Donuts, Maxwell House and Folgers now sell premium coffee. It is also why pretty much everyone you know has clean teeth and shoeboxes full of snap shots.“

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View topic - about roasting Cofee Beans - Coffee Forum (#)

„I screwed up, I think, two or three roasts before I got the hang of it. But once I had it figured out, I never went back to drinking from the office sludgepot, from most coffee shops, and never--except in times of extreme exhaustion while travelling--Maxwell House, Folgers, or gas station sewerpots.“

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Wierd News (#)

„1992 -- The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported in May thatthe major ingredient in Maxwell House Cappuccino is the artificial flavor of "instantcoffee." A General Foods Corp. spokesperson said taste tests revealed thatconsumers prefer the taste of instant coffee.“

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CoffeeGeek - It All Started with that Damned Krups! (#)

„Funny thing was I had never had an espresso in my life.  Maxwell House was my idea of good coffee, and I still have the can collection to prove it.  Nobody told me it didn't make good espresso.  So my first experience was horrible.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) raised the price of its Maxwell House coffee brand by 14 percent for a 13-ounce can, becoming the second major U.S. roaster to hike prices in a week due to the rising cost of raw beans.“

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CoffeeGeek - So You Say There's a Coffee Crisis (#)

„And not just outwardly "flavoured, specialty" coffees produced by them were sprinkled with pixie dust… if you think that can of Maxwell House Gold isn't flavoured, guess what…“

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Coffee History - Learn about coffee... (#)

„1942: During World War II, American soldiers are issued instant Maxwell House coffee in their ration kits. Back home, wide spread hoarding leads to coffee rationing.“

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CoffeeGeek - Regional: United States West, Santa Clara Coffee Meetup Monday, Nov 1, 7:00 PM (#)

„Maxwell house "master blend" is the single most horrifying "coffeey" I have ever placed in my mouth. I would not wish it upon my worst enemy. Try it you'll see.“

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1900's (#)

„1942: During World War II, American soldiers were issued instant Maxwell House coffee in their ration kits.  Widespread hoarding led to coffee rationing.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„That's 30 percent higher than 2004. The futures are benchmarks for coffee sold by Procter & Gamble Co.'s Folgers and Kraft Foods Inc.'s Maxwell House brands.“

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1800's (#)

„1886: Former wholesale grocer, Joel Cheek, named his popular coffee blend "Maxwell House" after a hotel in Nashville where it was served.“

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View topic - What are you drinking? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Im drinking Maxwell House Coffee-Original! Most people don't like "cheap" coffee,but it is my favorite.“

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Tips on Coffee - Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook : From Lattes and Muffins to Decadent Cakes and Midnight Treats (#)

„Home >> Books about Coffee>> Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts Cookbook“

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