Friday's Links February 4
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 11:35AM
In Washington, apart from trying to figure out the state’s upcoming budget deficit, legislators are discussing whether coffee should be the state’s official beverage. link
Starbucks is offering a guarantee for its Via instant coffee line. If you’re not satisfied, take it back to the store for a free 12oz bag of ground whole-bean coffee. link
Bad news for men who like coffee. Researchers at the University of Bristol (England) found that drinking coffee hurts men’s performance under stress. Women, on the other hand, performed better after drinking coffee. link
It looks like Lavazza is going to fight it out with Starbucks for the Indian coffee market. link
Andrew Stark, management professor at the University of Toronto, discusses some of the benefits and criticisms of the fair trade movement, in a book review of The Fair Trade Revolution. link
More competition for the China coffee market. True Coffee, a Thai company, plans to try its hand at the market by opening 15 cafés in Shanghai this year. link
Rose Tosti from Seattle weekly has a full-weekend round-up from the 2011 NW Regional Barista Championship. link
The engineering firm Bechtel is supporting the Washington State University College of Engineering and Architecture by donating a year-long supply of free coffee for the students’ study area. link
On a related note, perhaps someone should supply the WSU basketball team with some coffee. link
Come on Cougs, you’re better than that.
Reader Comments (3)
If I see a True Coffee while I'm wandering around Shanghai, I will be sure to snap a picture for you and grab a quick drink. An American at a Thai coffee company in Shanghai, who woulda thought.
And I will be sure to post the pic and publicize your blog!
So, Starbucks will give a 12 oz bag of ground, whole bean coffee in exchange for undrinkable instant? I don't get it. Is it ground, or whole bean? Or is it all the same, to Starbucks?