The shape of the best home coffee maker has changed, but little has changed about what it does. The pot brings together coffee beans and hot water to brew coffee. The coffee can be in the form of whole beans, ground beans, freeze dried coffee, or even instant coffee. Water can be hard, soft or [...]

Surfing the internet today I found a very cool yet interesting map of Starbucks & McDonald’s taking over the world. Since this is a coffee blog I thought i would share it. This map might be a bit out date, so I’m sure both Starbucks and McDonald’s both have a much bigger influence today then [...]

You have probably heard of the Caribou coffee company as it is the second largest specialty coffee company in the United States. With over 4,000 employees and hundreds of shops in thirteen states there is a Caribou shop near you or will be opening soon.

The story behind the Caribou coffee company
It started in 1990 during [...]

The secret of a delightful coffee comes from the quality of the flavored whole bean coffee that later becomes that coffee drink. It holds a lot of stories as to their origin, preparation, and the portion that they hold in the wide market of coffee.
Flavored whole bean coffee comes from many parts of the globe. [...]

What is fair trade coffee? To put it simply it is a practice of making sure that farmer or producers of coffee are treated fairly in the market place. The Fair Trade Federation makes sure that trade practices are fair especially in third world countries where coffee is produced. Some producers in the world take [...]