Coffee is a winner Down Under
“Would you like tea or coffee?” is a question that many of us hear many times a day.
Some of us are staunchly loyal to one camp or the other.
However, according to several reports in the Australian online press, it seems that those Down Under are beginning to move more in favour of one beverage than the other.
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Boost of caffeine in Maasin
In the Philippines, there is a renewed enthusiasm for the popular global drink of coffee.
It is an enormously important international commodity and in recognition of the importance of coffee, the government in the city has entered into an agreement with the German Development Cooperation, to increase coffee planting in the area.
This was reported in the local online press, Sun Star Tacloban.
So what’s the plan?
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Yorkshire barista makes headway in coffee
Have you heard of the World Coffee in Good Spirits contest?
It is a coffee-making competition and was held in Seoul in South Korea.
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Coffee-picking time has started in South India
Of course, as with any sort of crop, the weather needs to be taken into account when coffee is harvested.
There was an interesting article in The Hindu Business Line recently, indicating that the South Indian farmers have already started fly picking, thanks to concerns about the weather.
What is fly picking?
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Nathan Byron’s success story
The Australian Golden Bean Awards 2012 have something of a golden boy: Nathan Byron has done remarkably well, as recently reported in the Northern Star.
What’s the story?
Byron is a coffee roaster at Nat’s Coffee Wholesale, based in Alstonville.
Coffee predictions for India
The coffee industry is a global one, but the markets in each country have their own personality and issues to address.
In terms of the Indian coffee industry, as reported in The Hindu Business Line recently, it seems that it’s time to brace yourself and do a little strategising.
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Does drinking coffee make you happy?
You might be surprised to hear that from a medical perspective the answer may well be ‘yes!’
One of the news stories about coffee at present focuses on findings in a journal called PloS ONE and, as reported in Medical Daily, this could be good news for coffee-drinkers.
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Do you get confused by the coffee-drinks on sale?
One of the big advantages from our growing love of coffee is the ever-increasing variety of coffee drinks available.
Do you prefer espressos for a concentrateda shot of caffeine, or do you prefer a cappuccino or perhaps a latte?
A flat white or a mocha?
And how would you like your milk skinny or regular?
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Which is your favourite coffee shop?
If you keep your eye on the local coffee news, it becomes clear quite quickly that everyone has their own penchant for a particular coffee shop.
Do you?
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How is climate change affecting coffee?
We have seen pictures on the news of polar bears struggling amid ever-decreasing icy worlds and also the disappearance of snow atop the higher regions of the world, but have you ever thought to wonder what effect climate change is having on other industries?
For instance, what about coffee?
This question has been in the news recently and websites such as the BBC have discussed the issue.