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27 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart

By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter June 27 (HealthDay News) — If you need an excuse to pour yourself that second cup of coffee, read on. Moderate, daily coffee drinking may be good for your heart — to a point, a new study suggests. “We found that moderate consumption may, in fact, be protective,”...

25 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Move Over, Coffee: With Tazo Store, Starbucks Aims to Reinvent Tea

By Barbara Thau Is Starbucks about to do for tea what it’s done for the cup of joe? With the launch of Tazo, its first tea-only store, the coffee giant is aiming to turn tea into the Next Big Thing. “We want to elevate the premium tea experience and grow the tea category, just...

22 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Iced Tea, Other Drinks, Recipe | Comments

Bigelow Frozen Iced Tea

Ingredients: 10 Bigelow Tea Bags, any variety* 4 cups of boiling water, set aside 1 cup ¾ cup sugar 2 cups ice cubes 4 tablespoons fresh lemon, lime or orange juice (optional) Instructions: Cool down with this deliciously refreshing and invigorating way to enjoy Bigelow® Tea...

20 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Green Mountain Coffee Faces Mounting Pressure From Store Brands

Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid By Martinne Geller NEW YORK | Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:19pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc is facing new competitors in the U.S. single-serve coffee market even before some of its patents expire in September, suggesting pricing pressures could come earlier than analysts had expected. U.S....

19 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Coffee Futures Hit Fresh Two-Year Low

By ALEXANDRA WEXLER NEW YORK—Arabica coffee futures touched a fresh two-year low as the market continues to retreat in the face of a projected record harvest from top producer Brazil. Front-month arabica for July delivery settled 0.3% lower at $1.4955 a pound Monday, after touching an intraday low of $1.4820 a pound, a price last...

13 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Starbucks Brews a Few U.S. Factory Jobs!

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES | Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:11am EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Tuesday will debut the first products in a line of U.S.-made mugs and other merchandise that will be sold in its roughly 7,000 U.S. cafes to support domestic manufacturing and raise money for its Create...

11 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

3 Cups of Coffee a Day Could Stave Off Dementia

By Samantha Bonar Mon., Jun. 11 2012 at 6:56 AM Not only can coffee keep you more awake and alert during the day, it may keep your brain functioning longer over your entire life (which it might also prolong, as we reported earlier). New research suggests that drinking...

08 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Iced Tea: Alcoholic, Other Drinks, Recipe | Comments

Sweet Cinnamon and Green Tea Mar-TEA-ini

” Great for a HOT Evening!” Ingredients: 2 cup boiling water 4 Bigelow® Sweetheart Cinnamon Herb Tea Bags 2 Bigelow® Green Tea Bags 4 ounces vodka Ice Yield: Serves 4 Instructions: Place tea bags into measuring cup and add boiling water. Let steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags. Refrigerate...

05 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Starbucks to Buy Bay Bread for $100 Million to Expand Offerings

June 5 (Bloomberg) – Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, agreed to buy Bay Bread LLC for $100 million in cash, adding to its expanding portfolio of non-coffee businesses. The acquisition of San Francisco-based Bay Bread and its La Boulange brand will decrease full-year profit by 2 cents a share, the Seattle-based company...

02 Jun Posted by coffeeBob in Iced Tea: Alcoholic, Other Drinks, Recipe | Comments

Mellow Limoncello Tea Sparkler

Ingredients: 2 cups (500mL) water 6 Bigelow I Love Lemon® Herb Tea Bags or Bigelow Lemon Lift® Tea Bags ½ cup (125mL) Limoncello Liqueur Sparkling wine or sparkling water Lemon slices Yield: Serves 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes Instructions: Boil 2 cups (500mL) water. Place...