Archive for June, 2010

Ethiopian Harrar Coffee Is A Rare Find

Categorized Under: Africa, Region, Types of coffee beans No Commented

Tweet Imagine a coffee blend that is rich in flavor yet has an essence of fruit after each sip.  That is what you will find with Ethiopia’s Harrar coffee beans, a special plant grown in the Harrar region of the small country. The distinct coffee is part of the arabica family, which takes longer to [...]

Passion Coffee May Be Bad For Your Health

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Tweet When visiting the Magic Power Coffee website you will find a sparkling cup of joe underneath a couple who apparently just had a drink, but what the enticing page doesn’t tell the reader is that the FDA has put an official warning out to consumers that this love concoction could spell disaster for your [...]

Organic Coffee On The Rise Despite A Bad Economy

Categorized Under: Brazil, Central America, Costa Rica, Fair Trade, Financial, Latin America, News No Commented

Tweet Producers of coffee need to take notice of a growing demand for Fair Trade organic beans.  In 2009 alone the market sales were at 1.4 billion dollars, which blows away the standard coffee competition. This is evidenced in the last four years where organic coffee demand has increased by 21 percent on average, compared [...]

Vietnam Is A Top Producer of Robusta Coffee

Categorized Under: Asia, Types of coffee beans, Vietnam 2 Commented

Tweet If you have ever tasted instant or freeze dried coffee, chances are it has been made from the Robusta coffee bean, which is primarily found in South Africa.  Southeast Asia is also a top producer of the easy to grow plant, with Vietnam being the second exporter in the world next to Brazil, which [...]