I’ve said before that the quality of your cup of coffee is directly influenced by the green coffee you use. If you are lucky enough to have a coffee roastery close by, stop by and ask them if they will sell you some green beans. You’ll also meet some folks who enjoy doing the same [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Coffee Creamers and Mixes Recalled in Canada
November 11th, 2008 
Roast Master OTTAWA, Nov. 10 (UPI) — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with milk allergies not to consume certain non-dairy coffee creamers or mixes due to a labeling error. The CFIA said the Dongsuh Frima, Maxim and Nescafe-brand products, all imported from South Korea, might contain milk that isn’t declared on the label. Being [...]
Starbucks Profits Falling Dramatically
November 11th, 2008 Roast Master Starbucks Profits Fall By 97% In Past Quarter With everything that the coffee giant, Starbucks, is trying to do to turn itself around, nothing seems to be helping. The economic slump isn’t helping one bit either as consumers are slowing down on purchases of specialty coffee from the once dominating force in the coffee industry. [...]
Posted in Cafes and Snack Bars, Coffee News, Featured 
Tags: specialty coffee, starbucks 
3 Comments »Sara Lee Introducing Sustainable Coffee Blends
November 4th, 2008 Roast Master Well, it appears as though Sara Lee the coffee giant has decided to up its sustainable coffees by 30% in 2009. In a news release, Sara Lee said they would be Sourcing 26,500 Tons of Sustainable Coffee in 2009 – A tenfold Increase in Five Years, 30% Increase Compared to This Calendar Year. Read more [...]
