Young coffee lover talks shop

At 23, James Bruzzi is fulfilling his dream: He owns three coffee stores and a bakery. The young businessman, who owns the Mountain View Coffee Co., has joined a growing number of independent specialty coffeehouse owners in the Southwest region who are tapping into an annual $12 billion business.
Read it at The Arizona Republic

The Coffee Controversy: Does It Help or Harm?

Is coffee helpful or harmful to your health? The answer changes like the weather.
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Robot From Fresh Roast Systems, Inc. Becomes First Automated Coffee Roaster to be Recognized by Ken Davids

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—-Fresh Roast Systems, Inc. announces that Texas Roast Coffee has received an impressive 89-point review from leading coffee authority Ken Davids of Coffee Review for coffee roasted on their fully automated roasting machine.
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Police: Coffee service sparked brawl

PEQUANNOCK — A Lincoln Park man who got into a dispute with a restaurant owner at the annual Relay for Life event on Friday night was charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
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Just a cup of no-frills coffee, please

This is hard for younger caffeine fiends to grasp, but once upon a time the only coffee served cost a nickel and you couldn’t get it foamed, and you couldn’t get it steamed.
Read it at The Salinas Californian

Coffee Bean Caucus Goes Online

IOWA CITY – The coffee bean caucus is a tradition at Iowa City’s Hamburg Inn. People vote for their favorite candidate with a coffee bean, simulating a vote in the Iowa caucuses.
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Coffee house owner brews up a cup of wisdom

Along with a steaming cup of tea, you can imbibe ancient wisdom next time you visit Coastside Gourmet Coffee.
Read it at Half Moon Bay Review

Coffee company Van Houtte to go private by U.S. equity firm in $600M deal

Luann Lasalle May 7, 2007 – 5:05 p.m. MONTREAL (CP) – Coffee services company Van Houtte Inc. (TSX:VH) will be bought by a U.S. private equity firm in a $600-million deal that will offer shareholders $25 a share and take its ownership out of Canadian hands.
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Coffee roasters blend in well

Specialty coffee roasters make a good thing better by taking a quality bean and putting in their creative imprimatur. And they’re doing it all right here in Brevard County.
Read it at Florida Today

Farmer Bros. Acquires Coffee Bean

Institutional coffee roaster Farmer Bros. Co. on Monday said it acquired Coffee Bean International. Farmer Bros. paid about $22 million in cash under a stock purchase agreement with Coffee Bean’s parent company, Coffee Bean Holding Co.
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