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Is Coffee for Kids a Big Deal?

May 9, 2012

More teens than ever before are hanging out at coffee houses after school, leading parents to wonder if a coffee drinking habit at a young age could pose a problem, especially when it comes to health. Should parents be concerned? While parents should monitor how much caffeine their kids are drinking each day, drinking coffee [...]

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Coffee Fights the Most Common Type of Cancer: Bottoms Up!

May 3, 2012

There’s no reason to feel guilty about your coffee addiction any longer. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference revealed that drinking a cup of Joe a day could greatly reduce your risk of developing the most common type of cancer in the world – basal cell carcinoma. And when [...]

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Caffeinated Cosmetics: Get the Beauty Scoop

April 26, 2012

If you’ve gone shopping for makeup and skin care products lately, you’ve probably noticed a rising trend in caffeinated cosmetics on the shelves. Granted, every year there is a hot new ingredient to hit the beauty industry, enticing customers with the promise of erasing wrinkles and smoothing sagging skin. So, do caffeinated beauty products live [...]

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Bodum Chambord French Press Review

April 26, 2012

The 8 Cup Bodum Chambord costs $35 and is rated at a 9 for quality, a 10 for usability, a 10 for cost versus value, a 10 for aesthetics, and a 10 overall. This French Press is an excellent, foolproof way to make coffee. It can also be used with a wide variety of coffee [...]

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Drink Coffee the Next Time You Need to Use an Inhaler: Quick Asthma Relief

April 12, 2012

The majority of us are addicted to coffee to perk us up and help us face the world each morning. But have you ever consider that your favorite cup of Joe could also work as a helpful natural remedy – especially if you suffer from asthma? Scientists theorize that the chemical structure of coffee resembles [...]

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The Starbucks App Is Finally Drive-Thru Friendly!

April 5, 2012

Starbucks is proud to announce that their mobile payment app is now finally drive-thru friendly! Customers have long been begging Starbucks to integrate this feature into their mobile app as a speedy way to pay for coffee on the go in Starbucks drive-thrus, as well as in stores. It may seem like an easy upgrade [...]

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According to Rats, Coffee Turns Hard Workers Lazy

April 4, 2012

Say it ain’t so! A recently conducted study on rats determines what separates a hard worker from a lazy employee. According to the study, a hard worker focuses on the reward after completing a task, while a lazy employee focuses more on the effort they have to expend. The study also showed that the use [...]

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A Starbucks Made from Reclaimed Shipping Containers

March 29, 2012

Buying sustainable coffee is one thing, but have you given a second thought to the materials that were used to build your favorite coffee shop? Most trendy cafés now offer supplies like recycled wooden stir sticks and napkins, but Starbucks has set the bar higher by creating a prototype for a new line of cafés [...]

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Target Canada Chooses Starbucks over Canada’s Own Tim Hortons

March 22, 2012

Target has chosen to partner with Starbucks as a coffee chain in their Canadian locations, similar to Target’s strategy used in the US – where there are over 1,100 Starbucks stores in the US Target locations. Still, many people speculated that Target in Canada might go for Canada’s own Tim Hortons as the top retail [...]

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A Mind Blowing Starbucks Concept Hits Japan

March 12, 2012

Just before the introduction of the latest earth shattering Starbucks concept store, Starbucks The Bank in Amsterdam, Starbucks opened a particularly intriguing concept store in Japan designed with wooden blocks. The innovative design was crafted by Kengo Kuma, an architect who took an unusual approach that merged traditional carpentry with contemporary design. The Starbucks is [...]

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