BASF is one of the first plastics manufacturers to expand its PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) product line by a new special grade optimized for the production of air-tight coffee capsules that retain the aroma. This engineering plastic goes by the name Ultradur® B1520 FC (FC: food contact) ...

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The “ISSPresso” machine, which is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station in April 2015 to make high-quality coffee for astronauts. Water enters the machine through the bottom bag, and coffee is pumped into the upper bag. Moments after David Avino turned on an espres ...

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A desktop ATM— the size of a coffee vending machine—ATMs inside kirana stores and battery-powered ATMs with wireless dongles are some of the innovations that operators of white-label ATMs (WLAs) are looking at to ensure viability of rural machines. However, despite the ‘no frills’ approa ...

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BASF can be depended on to present a host of applications and innovative materials when it attends an event, and the Fakuma trade show in Friedrichshafen was no exception. But what was enjoyable to see was that at least one of these was being put to good practical use during the show. Visito ...

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It’s a multi-billion dollar industry and now the coffee war is heating up. A coffee company owned by a prominent Ottawa family has launched a $600-million lawsuit against a home-brew java giant. “I feel like David against Goliath some days,” says Club Coffee CEO John Pigott, holding up his company’s ...

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TreeHouse Foods has developed a private label coffee pod it claims is compatible with Keurig Green Mountain Inc.’s 2.0 system – which was designed in part to thwart private label copies. “We are particularly pleased to announce that we have successfully developed new single serve coffe ...

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It looks like someone has cracked the DRM in Keurig’s coffee machine which stopped it from accepting rival coffee pods. Coffee maker Keurig’s hit the headlines by having a programmed coffee maker which was protected by DRM. The move was widely viewed as a desperate attempt by Green Mount ...

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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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