Many of us who worked in fast food in our younger days often cannot come back to eat at that same place. We just know too much about what goes on back there.
It is easier for us to be ignorant to all of the other restaurants that we frequent however. We just want to go out, enjoy our time, and not think about the potentially gross stuff going on and how we can avoid it.
Until recently, the food and drinks served on a plane were the same for me ((continued))
In 2019, on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street in Chicago, Starbucks plans to open up its largest roastery concept location yet.
This 4 story location will not be a typical store location. Customers will get to watch coffee beans being brewed and packaged, and will also get access to special small reserve batches. The location is set to offer tours, multiple brewing methods, and specialty drinks and artisanal snacks ((continued))
Coffee is big business in the United States. There are 150 million coffee drinkers drinking an average of 3.2 cups per day, according to recent statistics. This is nearly a half billion cups, just in the US.
This may seem like a lot, but when you consider that the US isn’t even in the top 20 coffee drinking countries, it makes you wonder.
For how much coffee is being consumed, you would think that coffee must be grown all over. This is true to an extent. However, Brazil alone is responsible for over 25% of all coffee grown across the world.
Where it gets crazy is when you consider we reported in a previous article that the single biggest influence on coffee prices is the weather in Brazil ((continued))
Move over, Death Wish Coffee, there’s a new kid in town, and this kid is taking over in jittery glory.
Black Insomnia, a South African coffee company with the hastag #SleepingIsCheating, is now for sale in the US, and the FDA has been watching closely.
For those of you who just want your morning jolt, but have yet to build up the tolerance to deal with a line, a barista, or virtually any form of human interaction, you’re in luck! Dunkin’ Donuts has announced their bottled ice coffees. On their news release, they stated:
We have introduced Dunkin’ Donuts Bottled Iced Coffee at thousands of retailers and participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide. From your local convenience store to the supermarket, you can enjoy the great Dunkin’ flavor anytime with Dunkin’ Donuts Bottled Iced Coffee wherever you go.
Perhaps the second most shocking fact in that announcement is that Dunkin’ Donuts apparently has restaurants–
Do you like the idea of playing with a dog without needing to own and take care of it? How about the idea of keeping dogs out of shelters where they are afraid and angry and putting them around people who want to love them? Do you like coffee?
If you answered yes to those questions, chances are you’re going to think that the Jacksonville Dog Cafe is the best place in the world, then.
