COFFEE
Would you like a cup?
World grown. . .
World consumed. . .
Top 15 producers. . .
Brazil · Columbia · Costa Rica · Equador ·
El Salvador · Ethiopia ·Haiti · India ·
Indonesia ·Kenya · Laos · Mexico ·
New Guinea · Philippines · USA
Grown in the mountains…
Sold on Columbus Avenue. . .
Big Business
25 million small producers
225 billion cups per day
what about. . .
17 thousand locations in 48 countries
11 thousand in the U.S. . .
800 in Japan. . .
even Paris. . .
fifty in Paris. . .
10 billion in revenue in 2009
revolutionized retail coffee. . .
showed everyone something!
especially McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts
McDonalds Tokyo. . .
McDonalds Roma. . .
Mc Cafes—opening soon!
coffee issues. . .
What you need to know. . .
“fair trade” - stop exploitation of the poor
Pay them what they deserve!
Not all coffee growers are . . .
Juan Valdez
Look for this label.
or this. . .
“organically grown”- environmentally friendly
No chemical fertilizers or pesticides!
in the cup. . .
better tasting and better for you!
look for this label. . .
and this. . . can’t hurt.
“decaffeinated”
100 cups of coffee will kill a 160 pound person
If you must. . .ask take out guy for quarter-caf.
cream issues. . .
critical for cappuccino. . .
this. . .
not this. . .
No rbgh. . .
Fewer antibiotics. . . and no pus. . .
organic
Not gmo corn-fed. . .
. . .grass-fed
A grass-fed cow. . . is a happy cow!
also…HALF & HALF
and…CREAM
If you read the ingredients… you’ll stay away from these!
add your own flavors if you must . . .
sugar issues. . .
raising cain. . .
harvesting cane. . . .
Cut cain. . .
organic
let’s talk sweeteners. . .
Artificial sweeteners. . .chemicals you don’t need!
saccharin – FDA tried to ban it in 1979!
aspertame—causes seizures, thus the warning.
sucralose—contains chlorine, may be carcinogenic.
Stevia – grows naturally. . .
Found in health food stores. . .
maybe found under brand name truvia. . .
Xylitol—also natural. . . developed in Finland. . .
made from birch bark. . .
organic cane sugar still best . . .
American from Maui, Hawaii. . .
Better than artificial or refined white.
Available at most coffee shops.
Place is important
In Venice. . .
overlooking St Marks Basilica. . .
in Paris. . .here. . .
or here. . .
In Vienna at the home of the Sacher torte. . .
in quaint cafes. . .
or imagined. . .
or in the cup!
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
two pounds decaffinated . . . . . . . $75