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Coffee, Caffeine & Fitness
One look at a line at the local Starbucks in the morning and you don’t need to be convinced of the huge amount of coffee consumption in the U.S. The National Coffee Association found in 2000 that 54% of the U.S. adult population drinks coffee...
How Coffee is Decaffeinated
First, let's start with a really quick history. Coffee was first decaffeinated by Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee merchant, in 1905 after he received a coffee shipment that had gotten soaked during a storm at sea. He experimented with the...
How Starbucks Chooses, Roasts And Blends Their Coffee
Starbucks® Coffee knows the perfect cup of coffee starts with only the best beans. Finding and purchasing the best green beans in the world is the first step that differentiates them from the rest of the coffee industry. They are well-known for...
Roasting Coffees at Home
Roasting Coffees at home is a passion with many coffee
aficionados, and there are even societies, special interest
groups and online mailing lists dedicated to this hobby. But
with so many options for pre-roasted, pre-packaged...
Sharpening Your Memory With Coffee?
One hundredmilligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of two cups of
coffee, can increase activity in the part ofyour brain that is
responsible for short-term memory. A study showed improved
performance on a memory test as a result.
The...
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American Coffee
American coffee? Technically there is no such thing, at least
none that is grown in North America. There is such a thing as
the American coffee consumer which might as well be an
institution all their own for it's their money that drives a
substantial portion of the market.
Americans consume more coffee than any other nation on earth.
Coffee companies in America revolutionized coffee marketing,
packaging, distributing, and even processing and roasting in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. America has sent troops to
other countries to protect coffee growers and exporters from
civil unrest. Yes, America is in love with coffee.
Coffee even played a role in the birth of America. Early British
colonists revolted against Britain taxing tea. They exerted
their independence by throwing cases of English tea into Boston
Harbor during the famed Boston Tea Party. The early American
coffee drinker was seen as patriotic and independent.
American coffee retailers like Starbucks have created huge
multi-billion dollar companies. They did this by providing the
public not only a good cup of coffee but a relaxing place to
socialize and drink their coffee. Starbucks did not invent the
coffeehouse by any means. The earliest known coffeehouse opened
in 1475 in Constantinople. But Starbucks
definitely
revolutionized the experience for American coffee drinkers and
carried the modern coffeehouse into the 21st century.
Americans have taken coffee with them into every war since the
Revolution of 1776. Whether to stay awake in battle or as a
comforting, soothing reminder of home in the midst of bleak and
frightening conditions or both.
In fact, many wars have been fought over coffee and the lands on
which it is grown. From small scale turf wars to full blown
civil wars and political revolt. Such as in Nicaragua in the
late 1800's and early 1900's.
Coffee has become an integral part of every society it has ever
been introduced to from the time it was discovered about 600
A.D. There is definitely something about the dark, mysterious
and tantalizing beverage that captivates the spirit and captures
the imagination. American coffee drinkers are no different and
have adopted the age old addiction with gusto.
About the author:
© Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.
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| Starbucks Homepage |
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| Trojan Room Coffee Machine |
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| www.ico.org |
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| Fair Trade Coffee |
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| www.globalexchange.org |
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| Gevalia.com - Gourmet Coffee & Tea Collections |
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| Dunkin' Donuts Coffee | Buy Coffee Beans Online |
| Coffee sold by the pound, regular delivery programs, gifts and accessories. |
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| Over The Coffee |
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| Coffee Forums Coffee Discussion about Espresso, Coffee Beans and ... |
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| Equal Exchange: Fairly Traded Coffee, Tea & Chocolate |
| Dedicated to fair trade with small-scale coffee farmers in the developing world. |
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