Starbucks Coffee Has Changed The Way America Drinks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Has Changed The Way America Drinks Coffee

Starbucks coffee has changed the way American's drink coffee. Gone are the days when the only choice in coffee at the local 7-11 was regular or decaf. Today's convenience stores offer not only many selections of flavored coffees as well as flavored creams for your coffee drinking pleasure. The rise in popularity of coffee in America as an any time of the day drink is due largely in part to the growing popularity of Starbucks around the nation.There is no denying that Starbucks coffee is good. If



New Marketing Opportunities for the Tea Industry

As I travel around the world consulting with coffee retailers, several trends keep coming up: more teas and more exotic choices are on the menu, specialty sources are becoming the norm instead of the exception, and most importantly, the pseudo-adversarial position is now the start of a beautiful friendship of cooperation between the tea and coffee vendors.



Coffee Beans Greatly Impact Coffee Flavor

There are many factors that go into making a perfect cup of coffee. While many people focus on choosing the perfect brewing method the perfect model of brewer, the correct roasting equipment, grinding method, even the type of water used in making the coffee, most people will go out and buy cheap or inferior coffee beans. This has been one fact that honestly never ceases to amaze me. All of the things mentioned above really are moot points unless you are using good quality beans for your coffee d



Frothing Milk Basics

Frothing is probably the most underappreciated part of coffeehouse culture. After all, without the foam, your cappuccino or latte is just plain espresso.



Use Your Imagination And Make The Custom Coffee Mug The Best Gift Ever!

Looking for a great gift idea, either for someone special or perhaps a client or a marketing tool in the form of a gift? Have you thought of the very simple idea of a custom coffee mug? I mean, lets face it everybody can use a coffee mug whether they drink coffee or not. I know I drink tea from them and I even use them for soup.This gift idea is so simple and not expensive and you know that it will be used. What more could you ask for? Obviously just a plain mug can be a little boring but i



A Guide to Coffee Beans

Comedian Bill Maher once observed that if your favorite drugged state is "wired" and you live in the United States, you are set for life. Starbucks on every corner, coffee aisle in every store. Energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster in every convenience store, and a coffee pot on the burner at every job. Americans may be deficient or ignorant in other matters pertaining to food and beverages, but when it comes to coffee, they're right up to speed... no pun intended!However, working in a restaur