Green Mountain Coffee Shares Rise

Green Mountain Coffee Shares Rise
MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters rose Monday after the coffee maker said supermarket chain Pathmark Stores Inc. would begin selling the companys beans in some of its stores. Shares soared $5.95, or 6.5 percent, to $97.99. The ...

Equal Exchange Brings Fair Trade To Small-Scale Tea Growers
Forbes - Equal Exchange hopes to replicate the success they had promoting specialty coffee from small-farmer co-operatives in the 1980s and 90s. Currently both tea connoisseurs and traders are unaware of the role of small-scale farms and co-operatives in ...

The History And Main Types Of Coffee
It's a mainstay in many households the world over with a commodity ranking of number two, just behind oil production. But how did the worldwide coffee craze get started and what exactly is the history of the little bean loved the globe over for the coffee it creates?According to legend, the first use of coffee dates back to the 800s when a goat herder named Kaldi discovered his goats had more energy after eating the berries from a specific bush. Kaldi's story takes place in east Africa and is co

Sip on Something Sweet: Sweet Tea Drinkers Perceived as
MSN MoneyCentral - Sweet tea drinkers are also perceived to be funnier than unsweetened tea or coffee drinkers. True to their family friendly personality, Cracker Barrel stores served more than five and a half million gallons of sweet tea, enough to fill almost ...

The Popularity of Espresso Coffee
Espresso coffee is the result of forcing about one and a half ounces of boiling water through tightly packed rich ground coffee beans.