Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
We Meet Again, November 7th, 2013
We got together today to share the knowledge we gained from our projects…………………….
Bishoy, Lauren, and Jackie Told us about Latin America
Guatemala is the eight-largest coffee producer in the world
There are 90,000 coffee farms in Guatemala,
61,200 are small.
The name Guatemala means Land Of Trees in the
Mayan Toltec language
2009 Starbucks opened a support center in Costa Rica
Coffee from the Antigua region is grown at altitudes above
(1524 meters) 5000 feet
Costa Rica has a micro climate
We learned that the coffee trees need shade.
The trees are from Australia & have been there for
100 years.
Aaron, Joe, and Eric Told us about Elevation
Coffee grows bigger & faster in lower elevation
Arabic plants bear fruit once or twice a year depending
on rainfall.
Arabic beans thrive at the highest elevations.
The cooler evenings slow down the maturation of the
coffee cherries, allowing the flavors to develop.
Less oxygen the more dense the bean, richer the flavor.
1000-1200 Meters - Extra Prime Washed
1200-1300 Meters - Semi Hard Beans
1350-1600 Meters - Hard Beans
1600 Meters - Strictly Hard Bean
Eric, Greg Told us about Africa / Arabia
Coffees from this region often have floral and
citrus characteristics.
Ethiopia is the place where man first experienced
coffee's magic.
Twice a year, workers harvest coffee beans grown
the slopes that were first farmed by there ancestors.
Kenya is located close to the equator that to
experiences both hemispheres' seasons.
An elaborate coffee ceremony, which includes roasting,
grinding and brewing the coffee, is still a staple of the
social life today.
Amarilis, Jonathan Told us about Asia / Pacific
The mystery and fantasy of Indonesia are perhaps best
represented by one of it's oldest inhabitants, the
Komodo Dragon.
Sumatra is the most popular single origin coffee
2009 Indonesia produced 1406 million lbs of coffee.
Most coffees that are bought from this region are
processed using the semi-washed method.
Known for its full body and spicy flavors.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The Prohibition of Coffee Drinking
In 1675, fearing potential political unrest, Charles the second issues a proclamation closing down the coffee houses. He already had support of the Woman of London, who in a strongly worded and lewd petition, claimed that it made the man inactive, spending too much time and money away from the home, as a result of which the 'entire race was in danger of extinction". At that time women where not allowed in the coffee houses.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
STARBUCKS WITH AN EXTRA SHOT OF HISTORY
Starbucks coffee transformed the way people think about coffee today. It took the love for brewed coffee and brought it home for people to share. The turning point was in 1987 when Howard Schultz took over Starbucks and opened stores in others states and Canada, then giving Starbucks 17 different locations. This paved the way to having Starbucks coffee houses on every street corner across the United States and other Countries. Starbucks also added to the pop culture dictionary with coined phrases such as barista, tall, venti, grande, double shot, half-caf, mocha, latta. By 1995 Starbucks had 677 different locations across the United States and Canada. They started serving Frappuccino blended drinks, yet again adding to the list of new words to the pop culture dictionary. Starting in 1994 Starbucks added to the ease of getting your caffine fix by establishing drive-thru stores. If it wasn't for Howard Schultz and his vision of making a coffee house culture in the United States we would not have such caffeine fulled society.
DID YOU KNOW?
Starbucks the world’s top coffee retailer.In fact I’m personally not a fan of Starbucks because of their self-service system. Anyways losing me as a customer, doesn’t effect their success in market that much. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 19,555 stores in 58 countries, including 12,811 in the United States, 1,248 in Canada, 965 in Japan, 766 in Great Britain, 580 in China and 420 in South Korea. You can’t trust these numbers because they are opening nearly 5 stores everyday. So better don’t try to find correct numbers. Their coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Their main product is coffee as you know and even just with drinks, their sales number are better than Mcdonald’s food chain. Over the last 30 years their logo has changed 3 times while keeping the original Starbucks theme. If you are a fan of Starbucks, you would like to know these rare facts about them. Here are 10 Most Interesting Facts About Starbucks …
10 – New Stores Everyday
Starbucks Store
Starbucks has added an average of two stores on a daily basis since 1987.
09 – More Than 137,000 employees
Starbucks Employees
Starbucks had 137,000 employees or “partners” as they call them in 2010. This is twice the population of Greenland.
08 – Starbucks Drinks
Starbucks Drinks
There are over 87,000 possible drink combinations at Starbucks
07 – Trenta Coffee
Trenta Coffee
The Trenta is slightly bigger than your stomach with the capacity to hold 916 milliliters. The stomach on average has a capacity of 900 ml.
06 – Caffeine Level
Redbull
A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull.
05 – Cinnamon Chip Scone
Cinnamon Chip Scone
The Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald’s quarter pounder with 480 calories.
04 – Healthcare Insurance
Healthcare Insurance
At $300 million Starbucks spends more on healthcare insurance for its employees than on coffee beans. They offer health insurance to all employees including part-time.
03 – Starbucks Milk Usage
Milk Usage
Starbucks uses over 93 million gallons of milk per year, enough to fill 155 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
02 – Paper Cups
Paper Cups
Starbucks uses 2.3 billion paper cups per year.
01 – Customer Per Week
Starbucks Customers
They currently serve 40 million customers a week.
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
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