The first ever Peet’s coffee shop, in California (courtesy of Flickr):
The deal has been finalized: Peet’s Coffee will buy Diedrich Coffee for $212 Million. Thanks to this acquisition, Peet’s will now have a sizable share in the single cup-brewer market (Diedrich makes K-Cups for Keurig).
Diedrich is a coffee-roasting company primarily. Diedrich operates a small network [...]
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Peet’s to buy Diedrich Coffee for $212 Million
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee, Coffee News
Tags: Diedrich·Keurig·Peet's Coffee·Starbucks
Andre Agassi Took Caffeine as a Performance Enhancer
November 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Caffeine, Coffee News, Coffee Science
I didn’t realize taking caffeine pills before a tennis match could be counted as illegal drug use… but apparently it can be (especially when mixed with amphetamines such as Meth and Speed). Agassi disclosed his ritual of taking “a little white pill” before his match to increase his alertness in his recent autobiography Open. According [...]
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The Hub Bub Coffee Truck
November 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coffee News, Coffee Shops
There’s a “buzz” going around about a new coffee joint in town (if you live in Philadelphia) called Hub Bub Coffee. This new joint is actually a truck.
The guy in charge of this operation is Andrew Crockett, who is an enterprising, recent graduate of Penn State.
This truck is apparently spotless and new from the inside [...]
Can Coffee Prevent Endometrial Cancer?
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee News, Coffee Science, Health
According to a recent press release from Reuters, coffee may prevent endometrial cancer.
The endometrium is a lining of the uterus so, as you might have deduced, this is a type of cancer that affects only women. Out of the cancers that women tend to get, endometrial cancer is one of the most common.
According to the [...]
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Starbucks iPhone Apps — Coffee-Inspired Technological Assimilation
September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee News
Thanks to a new iPhone app — Starbucks Card Mobile — is now easier than ever to give Starbucks your money. Using your hi-res iPhone screen you can store Starbucks card barcodes, which can then be scanned at a few stores on the west coast who are equipped for this new technology.
On a scale of [...]
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