Not to sound breathless about the latest health news about coffee, but UCLA has recently released a research alert regarding coffee and stroke risk.
UCLA analyzed national health survey data and found that, in the adult population, stroke (and other vascular risk factors) decrease as the number of daily cups of coffee increase. Yippee!
Symptoms of stroke [...]
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Muse Coffee meets Chocolopolis.
Continuing our coffee and chocolate theme: Last night was the night to be in Seattle. Two Seattle shops, Muse Coffee and
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You know you are in troubled economic times when THE coffee icon is trying to create instant success. Starbucks is now in the instant coffee business.
Last Thursday, Vivek Varma, Starbucks Senior Vice-President of Public Affairs issued a memo announcing that the Seattle-based coffee giant will introduce an instant coffee to its stores by February 18th.
Varma [...]
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You want to ensure you get the best quality gourmet coffee beans. But like most of us you don’t have the time to search for days, or longer, to find the bean to make that perfect cup. Below are some tips on how to find that perfect gourmet coffee bean.
Let’s face it, you probably aren’t [...]
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I recently read an online review from Consumer Reports taste-testing premium coffee from three fast food restaurants to Starbucks. The contenders were McDonald’s, Burger King, and Dunkin’ Donuts.
Apparently, this was all prompted by the McDonald’s McCafe promise to “wake up and smell your life” with a “richer, bolder” coffee. BK and Dunkin’ had [...]
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A person could open their eyes to what’s new in the world, and discover wonderful things in the process. I did that today. As I left a client’s office I saw the small yard signs. You know what I mean. It is like when your neighbor puts out three or four campaign signs for that [...]
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One of the traits of this economic slow-down is that people are reveling in saving money. This trend is impacting our morning brew as well. No longer is it as fashionable to carry around cups with logos from hip coffeehouses, chains or not. The big boy in this, Seattle-based Starbucks has announced layoffs in response [...]
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