Black Gold percolates with activism

Black Gold percolates with activism

Boston Globe - You buy "fair - trade" coffee; you assume youre being socially responsible. But now, along comes "Black Gold" to tell you that all fair-trade coffee is not created equal, and that Ethiopia, the "birthplace of coffee" and home of some of the worlds ...



Clocks Take on All Kinds of Shapes

Ledger - Wine-themed clocks are hot sellers, he says, as are clocks with coffee themes. "We probably have 30 different clocks that bear the theme of coffee. Thats been hot," Werner says. And at Target, clocks with a diner theme - one advertises "Homemade pies ...



Sacrifices for the Cup

What would you give up for a cup-a-joe?



SUSAN AGER: The joy of the grind

Detroit Free Press - the $17,000 roaster: For big-time coffee companies, acquiring a roaster like this one is no big deal, but for Jody Treter and her husband, it was a very big deal. Jody works at the Primo roaster, which is the heart of their business. (Photos by LARRY ...