Retail: What is happening to the retail espresso cafe market?
The retail coffee/espresso market has changed a lot, with consumers opting for home made lattes, and pre-made bottled drinks.
Public health: We must ban decaf coffee
It’s Just Science: Is decaf coffee safe to drink? Experts weigh in on claims by health advocacy groups (mercurynews.com)
Starbucks to create more accessible stores
Starbucks has created an "open source" framework to make all stores more accessible. The framework will be available to all retailers, not just Starbucks.
Automation: Starbucks to increase use of automation
Starbucks will improve efficiency by adding more automation.
Caffeine Culture: Caffeine plays a role in osteoarthritis
Caffeine, a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis and Longitudinal Bone Growth Inhibition María Guillán-Fresco 1, Eloi Franco-Trepat 1, Ana Alonso-Pérez 1, Alberto Jorge-Mora 1, Miriam López-Fagúndez 1, Andrés Pazos-Pérez 1, Oreste…
International: The History of Starbucks
Starbucks began by purchasing roasted beans from Peets Coffee and Teas. Peets was founded by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peets. Years later, in 1983, Howard Schulz was in Milan on business…
Caffeine culture: Does Coffee help you lose weight?
While black coffee has basically zero calories, few people dirnk black coffee today. Instead, it is coffee drinks with dairy and sugar, often many hundreds of calories per "cup".
Caffeine culture: Even “fruity” drinks at Starbucks contain caffeine
Starbucks "Refreshers", which are marketed as a fruit drink, have 45 mg of added caffeine.
Caffeine culture: Caffeine withdrawal
Recently, I had daily migraines and extraordinarily high blood pressure spikes. The cause appears to have been coffee.
Caffeine culture: I had no idea how many foods contain added caffeine
Many do disclose they contain added caffeine, fortunately, so those who are caffeine sensitive can avoid their products. My guess is that vastly more people are caffeine sensitive than are…
Caffeine Culture: Death Wish Coffee
But hey, it has zero sugar so it’s all good! How Much Caffeine in Death Wish Coffee The caffeine content in Death Wish Coffee is 660 mg per 12.00 fl.…
Caffeine Culture: Caffeine’s environmental degradation
Here in the U.S. it is estimated that 420 million cups of coffee are consumed every day. Many of those are in disposable paper cups – which are trashed in…