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Make Coffee Breaks Better In Your Work Place

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Do you like your coffee strong, dark, and full of ethical credentials? Coffee lovers everywhere will be breathing a sigh of relief as they get their daily caffeine kick with the peace of mind that they are enjoying the UKs first ever triple certified freeze dried coffee.

Independent coffee company, Coffechino, based in Leeds, Yorkshire, are pleased to announce the UK debut of Caf Nueva Triplo, a freeze dried coffee that has the seal of approval from Fairtrade, the Rainforest Alliance, and adheres to the organic standard.

Coffechino have been supplying businesses with ethical, superb quality coffees, leaf and freeze dried teas, high cocoa content drinking chocolate and the highest quality cold drinks, snacks, professional equipment and commercial coffee machines for over 19 years www.coffechino.co.uk

Their commitment to providing businesses across the UK with the very best in fair and ethically traded coffee is being celebrated by the launch of Caf Nueva Triplo, available from February 2010 the only freeze dried coffee in the UK that encompasses approval from three credible sources. The coffees accreditation also pays tribute to its smooth and rich taste, something that is often lacking in work place pick-me-ups.

But what does this triple certificate mean for you and your business? Firstly, it means that you can sit back and sip Caf Nueva Triplo knowing that you are drinking 100% organically farmed coffee, giving that fantastic taste, which is all natural. Secondly, you have the assurance of two reknowned organisations; Fairtrade and The Rainforest Alliance. Fairtrade protects farmers and workers in the developing world by ensuring they receive a decent price for their produce, better working conditions and help with local sustainability. The Rainforest Alliance works with the producers of Caf Nueva Triplo to ensure that their coffee is cultivated in responsible conditions for both workers and the environment. This earns the freeze dried coffee the right to use the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal.

Coffechino are dedicated to bringing businesses the very best in ethical coffee and are proud to be the first distributors of Caf Nueva Triplo in the UK. Coffechinos Managing Director, Chris Smith said: Available from February 2010, Caf Nuevo Triplo has sweet and spicy notes, with an underlying earthy taste, providing the smoothest and most complex of coffees. Triple certified with Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic certification, Caf Nueva Triplo is a first for the UK in instant coffee. By offering Triplo you are providing a really special and unique coffee, with distinctive characteristics and ethical credentials.

We can provide fully branded machines, point of sale and branded cups to help your business sell a truly unique coffee in a modern and contemporary way.

As an independent company, Coffechino are on on-hand to offer a solution for every type of budget and client, to give you an exceptionally unique coffee experience.
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-You can find more about what Coffechino can do for you and your business at www.coffechino.co.uk

Single Serve Coffee Machine – What Should I Pay Attention to When Buying One

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If you want to enjoy your daily cup of Joe without the need of preparing coffee by the pot then a single serve coffee machine may be something for you.

A powerful one cup coffee maker spares you time and effort that you would normally need to prepare your tasty cup of Joe. The modern coffee brewing technology that single cup coffee machines use makes scoop and filter absolutely redundant. No more do you have to roast or grind those coffee beans. The pods that contemporary one serve coffee machines use make the process of preparing a tasty cup of coffee an effortless task.

It’s important to ask yourself these questions before you buy a single cup coffee machine:

Are you going to use your one serve coffee maker on a regular basis or only every now and then?

If you know your coffee drinking habits well and are planning to use your coffee machine on a daily basis it makes sense to purchase a much more robust, thus more expensive model. On the other hand if you are not going to drink coffee that much then you’d be better off with a less expensive coffee maker which will not require you buying costly pods.

Do you have a sufficient amount of storage space in your kitchen?

Is space in your kitchen an issue for you or should you pick up the type of machine that you can then easily store somewhere else other than on the kitchen counter-top after you’ve used it.

Are you planning to spend money on branded coffee pods?

Note that the more select the brand of a single serve coffee machine you buy the higher is the chance that you will end up limited by their own branded pods too. On the other hand, less expensive models of coffee machines tend to use less expensive coffee pods that are more easily obtainable as well.

Are you going to purchase your single serve coffee machine to only prepare coffee or are you planning to make other beverages like iced coffee, tea or hot chocolate?

Remember that not every type of single serve coffee maker is capable of brewing any other additional hot beverages except coffee. There are coffee machines that will prepare a delicious cup of coffee for you but they will lack in capability to prepare other varieties of hot beverages. It is surely possible to prepare iced coffee with less expensive types of single cup coffee machines by just adding ice and milk to your drink but it’s still going to be a mere substitute for the complex process that more sophisticated coffee makers use when brewing both ordinary coffee and ice coffee.

How To Grow Coffee Beans

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Your cup of steaming hot coffee every morning isn’t something as easily prepared as you might think. Creating coffee needs more than just putting hot water and stirring sugar into it. It doesn’t even come in instant granules that we are so used to.

The coffee that we drink actually comes from the coffee plants that are cultivated in various parts of the globe. Brazil is the number one coffee producer in the world with a market share of about 30-35 percent. Most countries that produce coffee are from South and Central America and the Middle East. Some Asian countries like Indonesia and India also have coffee plantations.

Coffee plants are evergreen plants that are grown in specific situations. They need specific amounts of water, air and land in order for the flavor to be achieved. It involves a lot of back-breaking work and is pretty labor-intensive. This is perhaps why it is so hard to grow them.

Plants are sown as seedlings in what coffee-growers call nursery beds. The land needs to be well aerated since it should have a healthy amount of oxygen in the roots in order to grow well. After about 8-12 months, the seedlings are then replanted to the coffee fields where there are wet and fertilized holes.

As mentioned before, specific conditions must be kept true in order to cultivate a good coffee bean. Sunlight shouldn’t shine directly. In fact, diffused light is best. Moisture should also be kept constant with frequent and regular watering. The soil should also be fertilized and kept healthy by removing weeds and protecting them from pests.

When planted, it takes a long time before it can mature. The coffee grower needs to wait for about 5 years before his first crop.

What the trees look like Coffee trees are big and broad with dark green leaves. The flower, which resembles jasmine, is where the coffee granules are gotten. That is why harvest time are timed at the period when these flowers blossom. The fruits are also great sources of the coffee beans. The cherries or the berries will begin to come out about 6-8 months after.

It is a must that these fruits are harvested immediately as they can ripen easily- within 10 – 14 days. Manual harvesting is still preferred even if it takes a longer time. This is because the picker needs to keep the good beans apart from the bad ones.

The long wait is however very profitable for the coffee grower. One tree can produce about two pounds of beans, which is around 2000 coffee beans. After the harvest, the coffee beans are then processed. They are dried and then roasted. These coffee beans are then ready to be sold on the market where they will be grounded before being served.

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