Coffee Roaster Blamed For Fire
KPHO News SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale woman blamed a faulty coffee roaster for a first-alarm apartment fire overnight. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. in an apartment near 82nd Street and Camelback Road. The woman living in the unit told firefighters her friend was roasting coffee beans when the roaster caught fire. She said she tried to put out the flames, but was unsuccessful.

ICE Coffee Review: Eases; Brazil Rainfall Monitored
INO News Pit-traded arabica coffee futures ended lower Friday on ICE Futures U.S. after speculators took profits when origins clipped a rise through Thursday's high, brokers said. Brazil's weather outlook has improved with rain in the forecast, but it's unclear if the nation will get enough moisture for a successful October-November tree blossoming. ICE pit December closed 40 points lower at

Colombia Juan Valdez Coffee-Shop Chain To Open Cafes In Chile
BOGOTA (Dow Jones)–The Colombian Juan Valdez coffee-shop chain has signed a deal to open about 20 stores and distribute Colombian coffee in Chile, the company said in a report this week. The deal was reached between the Chilean Falabella group and Procafecol S.A., the holding company set up to manage the Juan Valdez brand. Procafecol is the Spanish acronym for "promoter of Colombian coffee."

The Story of the Café Femenino Foundation
The story began with 464 women in Northern Peru in 2004. At the first gathering of Women Coffee Producers a new " idea separating their coffee from the rest of the production" was proposed. This concept was conceived through the combined efforts of PROASSA, CICAP, CECANOR, and the women themselves searching for ideas that would improve the conditions of their lives. These women represent new

Opportunity to help children of Costa Rica
We are travelling to Costa Rica in December. We will enjoy the great coffee, awesome mountains, Pacific beaches, and kind hospitality of the Ticos. We usually pack fairly light when we travel, but this trip we will carry several large suitcases. The extra bags will be packed with donated items for needy school children in Costa Rica. We need your help to fill these extra bags. We will be in

Yay! Got the old blog publish issue fixed!
I've been down for a while. You could read but I could not publish. After toil and trouble though, I've fixed it (on my own no less) and can now publish. I have a couple of pending…

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Coffee Naturally Grown with Only 1% Caffeine
Press Release Introducing the World’s First and Only Coffee Naturally Grown with Only 1% Caffeine: Daterra Coffee’s Opus 1 Exotic Following twelve and a half years of intense breeding and cultivation, Daterra Coffee of Brazil announces Opus 1 Exotic, the first 100% Arabica coffee grown to be naturally lower in caffeine. With less than 1% caffeine, Daterra Coffee’s Opus 1 Exotic is the first

Ever feel like black coffee in a Frappuccino world?
John Norberg We recently got a great new coffee shop near our house. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, there's a parade of cars driving out of our neighborhood and over to the coffee shop, where we all stand in line to place our orders. "I'll have a grande cinnamon dolce Frappuccino and a cheese and marmite panini please." "Oh, that sounds delicious. But I'm going to have a grande dulce de

Being Juan Valdez
A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule. By Matthew Fishbane Oct. 16, 2007 | You know Juan Valdez: He's been the rugged, mustachioed icon of Colombian coffee since 1960. That's when a Madison Avenue ad agency, realizing the potential of campesino cachet, invented a name even gringos could

ICE Coffee Review: Advances From 6-Wk Low; Shorts Cover
Pit-traded arabica coffee futures rose Friday on ICE Futures U.S., recovering from six-week lows touched early after industry buyers lent support and shorts covered while traders watched weather for Brazil's spring bloom. Kraft Foods (KFT) raised coffee-list prices Friday, following hikes by other major U.S. roasters this week. ICE pit December closed 85 points higher at $1.2145 a pound after

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