Free Iced Coffee Today 5/11/10 at Dunkin’ Donuts
Today is Dunkin Donut’s 60th birthday and they are celebrating by giving away free iced coffee in some of their cities.
Baltimore, Md.; Charlottesville, Va.; Cleveland, Ohio; Harrisonburg, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Washington, D.C.; Youngstown, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Richmond, Va.; Roanoke, Va.; Salisbury, Md.; Philadelphia, Pa.; and Phoenix, Ariz.
The free iced coffee is also available in New York City, but only from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
According to the Christian Science Monitor, this is causing a controversy in the cities where the iced treat is not being offered free and the feelings of those excluded from the promotion are being posted on Dunkin Donut’s facebook page.
Starbucks Free Treats on Tax Day!
Tax day is not a day most people look forward to. Starbucks is trying to put a little spring in your step on the way to the post office. to drop of your taxes!
Get free brewed coffee all day Thursday at Starbucks if you bring your own mug, a promotion the cafe chain says is friendly to the environment as well as taxpayers.
Stop buy and get a caffine fix and some tax relief!
Spiro Sells $13 Cup of Coffee
In these economic times its hard to believe that people would pay $13 or a cup of coffee. Well, believe it. Spiro, a coffee shop in Baltimore, is selling a 12oz cup of coffee for $13 and people are lining up to buy it!
Spiro is selling a blend from El Salvadore called Aida’s Grand Reserve. A Brooklyn coffee shop is selling a cup of coffee from Panama for $9 a cup. Its from Hacienda La Esmeralda.
Its very surprising to me that people are paying these prices given the economic issues facing America. Perhaps they are buying it as a treat. We can always splurge for a delicious coffee treat now and then!
Coffee Inhaler Hits the Market!
Coffee Inhaler
Le Whif has introduced a new product on the market, a Coffee Inaler. The device was developed by Harvard Professor of Biomedical Engineering, David Edwards and Thierry Max, a Persian Chef. They have also developed a “breathable chocolate” as well.
The inhaler looks a lot like a lipstick container and it contains a powder inside that you breath in from the tube. It will sell on the maret for three dollars each or eight dollars for a box of 3 inhalers. Each inhaler delivers the equivalent of one shot of espresso in caffeine, 100 milligrams.
Each inhaler can administer up to 9 hits of caffine, depending upon how ard they are inhaled.
WooHoo!!! Coffee Break!!!
We all do it. We all look forward to it. We premeditate it and we love it! Its our coffee break! So, this begs the question of “when is the perfect time for this daily ritual. Yes, there has been a study and coffeesage.com has the answer!
Professor Charles Spence of the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University conducted a research study which concluded that 11am is indeed the best time for a coffee break! The study also concluded that lights, music, aroma and good company will give you a boost as well!
The witty professor even has a coffee formula for the perfect coffee which was published in the “Challenging Tastes” report. Are you ready for it?
M = 0.5 x F + (0.5 x E + 0.3 x P + 0.15 x C + 0.05 x T.
You combine great flavour (F) with the perfect environment (E), the container it comes in (P), who you drink coffee with (C) and the time of day you enjoy your coffee break (T) to create the most enjoyable coffee moment (M).
Starbucks Introduces TRINTA
Americans love their coffee. It seems we can’t get enough of the stuff. Well, Starbucks is going to try to fill our unfillable thirst and addiction to java.
Starbucks introduced us to the 24 ounce Venti, but apparently that was not enough. They are now introducing us to the Trinta, which will bring us a full 31 ounces off caffeinated (or decaffeinated if you are so inclined) goodness fit to fill anyone’s habit, at least for the morning.The catch, your only going to be able to get the Trinta size in iced coffee drinks and teas. Also, since it is still in the test market stage, you will only be able to get the new size in Tampa and Phoenix.
Hopefully the Trinta will do well in the test markets and get adopted nationwide. Apparently the folks in Phoenix like it because Starbucks reports it’s doing well in approximately 280 stores in the area. Its great because you get 30% more caffeine without paying for extra shots, which I think should be mandatory in the morning and early afternoon, for me at least.
Time will tell how Starbucks will fair next to its biggest competitor as of late, McDonald’s, who sales a 32 ounce coffee for $1. I do not know the price point on the Starbucks brew, but I highly doubt it is economically competitive with McDonald’s, but the quality of the Starbucks brand and its minion of loyal followers are likely to get over the price point in a hurry. One things for sure, we at coffeesage.com intend to give it a try. The more the better! Bring it on Starbucks, and bring it nationwide!
Irving Farm Coffee Aids in Relief Efforts for Haiti
Irving Farm Coffee Presents: Help Us Help Our Farmers
Aid in the Relief Efforts for Haiti with the Purchase of
Haitian Highlands Pic Macaya Coffee
Millerton, NY (February 2010) – As part of the Haitian Relief Effort, Irving Farm Coffee Company will donate 100% of the profit from their new Reserve Select Haitian Highland Pic Macaya coffee to Konbit Sante, a Maine-based volunteer partnership working to save lives and improve healthcare in Haiti. The limited supply “in season” coffee is grown by small landowners in the Pic Macaya National Forest, one of only two national forests in Haiti. Bird friendly and wet processed in micro lots by coffee farmer Pievy Polyte, when roasted the beans create a dark coffee with hints of almond, chocolate and ripe fruit. The beans are sold to Irving Farm Coffee Company under Direct Trade guidelines. The coffee is available packaged in eco-friendly ½ lb bags. For additional products and ordering information visit www.irvingfarm.com.
About Irving Farm Coffee Company
“All About the Bean”
Located in the Hudson Valley region of New York State, Irving Farm Coffee Company is committed to directly sourcing beans from growers on small estate farms from around the world. Micro lot batches of beans are roasted fresh daily according to a profile that enhances the flavor, aroma, and body of each bean. Irving Farm Coffee Company embodies the philosophy of “farm to farm” and “farm to cup”, constantly seeking seasonal and micro lot coffees from unique growers and origins around the globe. Irving Farm coffee is available packaged ground or whole bean in ½ lb (Reserve Select) and 1 lb bags. All of the coffees are roasted to order for guaranteed freshness.
About Konbit Sante Cap-Haitian Health Partnership
Started in 2000, Konbit Sante Cap-Haitian Health Partnership is a Maine-based volunteer partnership working to save lives and improve healthcare in northern Haiti. Rather than developing a second, parallel health system, Konbit Sante works with the Haitian Ministry of Health and with Haitian colleagues to build capacity within the public system for Haitians to care for Haitians. To date the partnership has created specialized programs to improve care in pediatrics, internal medicine, infection control, neighborhood outreach, and women’s health. To learn more about Konbit Sante visit www.konbitsante.org.
Researchers: Coffee Lowers Risk of Stroke
We have all heard that coffee might help prevent strokes. Well, now there is research to back it up. This news comes from a study that was presented by researchers from Great Britain at the International Stroke Conference in San Antonio Texas.
Researchers out of Great Britain tracked 2,300 people for 11 years to study whether or not coffee had an effect at lowering the odds of having a stroke. What they found was that, indeed, coffee might be just what the doctor ordered.
The British researchers studied a group using caffinated and decaffinated coffee. They found that those who drank coffee were 27 percent less likely to experience a stroke than those who did not. The benefits were just as good for decaf coffee drinkers, ruling out caffiene as the cure-all in coffee. Researchers suspect antioxidants in coffee lowers inflammation in blood vessels, but more study is needed.
Seattle’s Best and Burger King Unite!
Burger King is making a statement in the coffee market. We have seen McDonald’s vamp up their coffee to compete with Starbucks. Now Burger King is hopping on the band wagon too. They will be serving on the best coffee, Seattle’s Best that is, is at least 7,250 US stores by September of this year.
“The addition of Seattle’s Best Coffee expands on our ‘Have it Your Way’ brand promise by offering our guests even more beverage options and strengthens our ability to remain competitive in a continuously changing industry,” the restaurant chain’s senior marketing VP, John Schaufelberger, said in a statement.
By replacing their BK Joe coffee, Burger King will allow it to “have it your way” when it comes to your java. You will be able to have your coffee hot or cold and add flavorings and whipped toppings for between $1 and $2.79 per cup.
Honey Bean Coffee Launches Fundraiser Program
Honey Bean Coffee has launched a fundraiser program for both profit and non-profit organizations. The thing that I like the most about this fundraiser is ,the obvious, its coffee, everyone loves it and that makes it easy to sell. Its much better than some of the other fundraisers my kids have done where I felt that my friends and family were paying a lot of money out of a sense of obligation to my kids for something they probably didn’t really want in the first place and wouldn’t use. I actually found the fundraiser this morning while placing my order with them. I’ve been ordering Honey Bean Coffee for years. I love it. The selection is awesome and when I saw this new program I thought the readers should know! The price for a 12oz bag of coffee is $7 to the organization and the sell price is suggested at $10 (but the organization can change that to make more profit if they like). There are no upfront costs either. You take the brochure, the people select the items they want, you collect the money and place the order and get the profit right then and there! They don’t even charge shipping on fundraising orders of $250 or more and we all know how easy it is to reach that much money in a fundraiser. Check it out at www.honeybean.com . The direct link to the fundraising page is http://www.honeybean.com/fundraising/ .
Toffee For Your Coffee
After challenging customers to create a new doughnut, Dunkin Doughnut’s has named a champion. On June 5th, which is Annual Doughnut Day, Dunkin’ announced that that the “Toffee for Your Coffee” doughnut will “officially join the company’s famous lineup of doughnut varieties and be available at participating shops nationwide through Oct 6.” Toffee for Your Coffee was created by Jeff Hager of Hoover, Al. The new doughnut is ”a sour cream cake donut topped with glaze and chopped Heath Bar” bits.
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