Exploring TRUE coffee descriptions: Trustworthy, Realistic, Understandable, Enticing A Shared Industry Vocabulary to Keep Us On the Same Page Learn more about coffee quality: Join Blue Donkey Coffee for a specialty coffee cupping at the 2019 NCA Convention in Atlanta, March 7-9 Part I: How To Communicate TRUE Coffee Quality The following article was originally published as the […]
Two Compounds in Coffee May Work Together to Fight Parkinson’s and Protect Brain Health
New research suggests that coffee’s potential health benefits are about more than caffeine. via ScienceDaily Rutgers scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia — two progressive and currently incurable diseases associated with brain degeneration. The discovery, recently published in the Proceedings […]
From Invisibility Towards Inclusivity: Building Diversity In the Coffee Industry
Daiane Vital embracing her mother Vanilda de Souza Vital, south of Minal Geraris Brazil. Photo: Danielle Sereio “The industry must do a better job at telling coffee’s history, beyond those who carried the bean throughout different parts of the world…” – Phyllis Johnson, BD Imports, NCA Board Member In the most recent issue, Roast Magazine […]
A Bitter Buzz: The Psychology Behind Our Love of Coffee
A new study found that coffee drinkers are actually more sensitive to the bitter taste of caffeine. Coffee is a complex beverage – and it’s experienced differently by everyone. Your appreciation (or not) of coffee is largely driven by genetics, which control a host of factors raging from your caffeine tolerance to sensory perception. A […]
Is Caffeine In Your Genes?
via Bill Murray, NCA President & CEO on LinkedIn Daylight savings time is over — will you be grabbing an extra cup of coffee this afternoon? A recent article in National Geographic looks at the latest research behind why you love (or don’t love) coffee. Spoiler alert: It’s in your genes! While regular coffee consumption may build […]
New Seasonal Flavors Spice Up Fall Coffee Menus
4 in 5 consumers say they look forward to fall seasonal items the most Is this the end of pumpkin spice? By Amanda Topper, Mintel The following is an edited excerpt from the Mintel Blog. Read the full post Wake up and smell the coffee: Pumpkin spice’s reign as top autumn coffee beverage may be coming […]
Which Type of Coffee Drinker Are You?
New research identifies three main groups of caffeine sensitivity among individuals. Genetic differences help explain why everyone experiences coffee’s effects differently. via Coffee & Health Coffee drinkers fall into one of three major groups based on their caffeine sensitivity, according to physician and author Dr J.W. Langer, in a new report authored for the Institute for […]
Your Coworkers Really Are More Likable After Coffee, Science Confirms
Coffee can make meetings tolerable more productive – and positive Coffee Brews Better Group Performance, UC Davis Study Finds First Research on the Effects of Caffeine on Group Work The following post was originally published by UC Davis News By Brad Hooker and Julia Ann Easley Planning a meeting? Serving coffee can focus group discussion, […]