or most of us, it’s a morning ritual or a habit that we just don’t want to break; but for Matthew Toomey, java is his job. “It’s a really big business,” said Toomey. “We are looking for things like body, mouth feel, sweetness, acidity, bitterness.” In 2011 T ...

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My Morning Cup features the coffee rituals that most of us have. People from all walks of life — from US senators to ballplayers, subway drivers to college professors — have submitted entries that will run each day. Here, we reached Chad Scott in Las Vegas by phone. Describe ...

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Founded in 1864 as a small tea blender serving a select clientele, the Gorbals-based firm is now one of the leading independent coffee merchants in the UK. Now the company is celebrating its 150th anniversary – and is looking forward to 150 more. Ewan Reid, technical director for ...

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For people who need a caffeinated kick in the morning or crave a cup of strong coffee when they are far from a kitchen or coffee shop, there is now a unique handheld espresso machine. Unlike other portable coffee systems, the Minipresso doesn’t use batteries or a plug and instead relies ...

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Foodservice supplier Bidvest 3663 has launched a ‘full front of house’ coffee brand named Beans and Steam. The offer includes everything from the coffee machine, the coffee and the cups it is served in. The package includes installation of the machine plus recommendations for ba ...

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SPECIALIST coffee house The Locomotive is adding momentum to Mayfield’s journey towards becoming ‘‘Newcastle’s new Camperdown’’ – the inner-western Sydney suburb once dominated by warehouses and factories that is now a highly desirable residential address. No longer rough, but more of a rough diamon ...

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A prototype ISSpresso machine was shown off at the International Astronomical Congress exhibition according to MSN News, with a similar device planned for the ISS in 2015. The coffee machine is a Argotec-Lavazza-Italian Space Agency joint project, was already underway last year when  Ital ...

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Ohio coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea is introducing a new limited-edition coffee, Honey Processed Amazonas. Crimson Cup developed the coffee in collaboration with growers Raul Yañis & Elianita Oblitas, whose farm outside the town of Cocochó, Peru has been affected in recent years by ...

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A Danish company, Scanomat, has created a coffee system controlled by a smartphone. The “Top Brewer” looks like a humble water faucet sitting on a counter. The coffee grinder, milk and all other machinery deceptively hide under the counter, out of sight but ready in seconds. Users select ...

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Nothing compares to a hot cup of espresso in the morning. Reading the news and slurping on a delicious, energy-boosting drink. But what happens when we don’t have an espresso machine when we’re out? Oh, the tragedy. Worry not my friends, there is a new gadget in town and it was especially design ...

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Brits are officially a nation of coffee lovers, with more than one in 10 prioritising their cup of morning coffee over arriving on time for work. The research, commissioned by CaféPod, shows how Brits’ disdain for queuing is long forgotten when a good cup of coffee is involved, with almo ...

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 When it comes to coffee, big names don’t always deliver great flavor. The November 2014 issue of ShopSmart, from Consumer Reports, highlights results from its taste-tests of whole-bean, ground, and pod coffees in which brews from Folgers and Maxwell House didn’t stand up to offerings from spec ...

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