Read more coffee roasting stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11341/coffee-roasting.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27490/san-francisco-coffee-scene-heats-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlans for tapping the premium coffee market are percolating in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports in an in-depth look at the new generation of roasters. Emphasizing freshness and preparation, next-gen roasters are building Northwest-inspired businesses that offer patrons ground-to-order $8 cups, or $9-$11 pots prepared by a...http://www.newser.com/story/27490/san-francisco-coffee-scene-heats-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 18:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26588/small-town-coffee-purveyor-goes-grande.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA success story is brewing in tiny-town Vermont, where a coffee roaster is supplying beans to 600 McDonald's restaurants across 50 states and 25 countries. The creator of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Bob Stiller, never imagined such a feat—nor the $121 million in sales last quarter—when he started...http://www.newser.com/story/26588/small-town-coffee-purveyor-goes-grande.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 May 2008 21:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24114/civet-digested-beans-yield-99-espresso.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou might look for a $99 espresso shot in a crowded Italian café before the second floor of a London department store. Yet it's the latter where you'll find the cup brewed from two of the world’s rarest coffee beans, one of which is sniffed out and, er, digested by...http://www.newser.com/story/24114/civet-digested-beans-yield-99-espresso.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Apr 2008 17:19:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23752/starbucks-to-pour-freebies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks will pour a new blend for free tomorrow (Tuesday) in an effort to rekindle customer love, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The company is keeping the blend's ingredients—“subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts"—under wraps, and hopes it will boost sales as Starbucks faces fresh competition from...http://www.newser.com/story/23752/starbucks-to-pour-freebies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 20:59:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20937/why-fork-over-11000-for-a-coffee-machine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA cup of coffee brewed with 16 ounces of water at 203 degrees for 44 seconds? Coming right up. The brouhaha over the $11,000 Clover 1s—the ultra-high-tech machine that brews one cup at a time—makes sense, Paul Adams writes in Slate. After two hours test-driving the built-to-order...http://www.newser.com/story/20937/why-fork-over-11000-for-a-coffee-machine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Mar 2008 19:18:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6780/he-taught-starbucks-how-to-make-coffee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dutchman who gave America an early jolt of caffeine culture died Friday at his home in Oregon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Before there was Starbucks, Alfred Peet opened Peet’s Coffee & Tea in 1966, distinguishing his coffee with high-quality beans and pioneering a roasting system that Starbucks would...http://www.newser.com/story/6780/he-taught-starbucks-how-to-make-coffee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Sep 2007 14:45:33 CDT