The Coffee Know

During WWII there was a ration on coffee.. we all know that we consume 400 million cups a day, so this posed a problem.

Instead of using a “full amount” of coffee beans/grounds, chicory would be grinded and added to the coffee to keep it as strong.

For those of you who don’t know.. chicory is a type of bark. Interesting, huh?

I can never say this to much: I support Caribou Coffee 100%. This *NEW* coffee is a perfect example.

Their new ‘PASS THE GOODNESS BLEND’. Buy one pound, they’ll give a pound. I never knew this but, coffee is the number one most requested items at food shelves.

This coffee is actually their very own, ‘Caribou Blend’ just roasted a little lighter ‘PASS THE GOODNESS’ is comprised of coffees from Sumatra, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

You can purchase a half-pound, or pound by clicking HERE.

Darker roasted beans are stronger and more bittersweet but contain less acidity and caffeine than lighter roasts.

The average age of an Italian barista is 48. A barista is a respected job title in Italy.

because in the United States, we consume more than 400 million cups a day.

The U.S. has a population of about 300 million people. That’s 1.3 cups PER person.

Coffee consumption in Scandinavian countries is more than 26 pounds per capita.

Coffee is the seed of a cherry from the tree genus Coffea, a tree yielding about 2 POUNDS of coffee per year.

*Starbucks Coffee Company purchases almost 300 million pounds of coffee per year, of that, only 4.8 million is Certified Fair Trade.*