TIP OF THE DAY: Put A Cap On The Coffee

As tempting as it may be to buy two different bags, don’t buy more than a week’s worth. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. If you want your home-brewed coffee to taste as good as café-brewed, don’t brew “old” coffee. Air is the enemy of ground coffee—you can notice the decline in flavor at…
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TRENDS: Store Brands

Do you buy store brands? We do. Market research firm The Nielsen Company has released new information regarding store-brand (private-label) buyers. While some people think that it is lower-income people with limited funds who buy store brands, it is actually middle-income families ($30,000 to $70,000) who are the primary store-brand shoppers. Store brands also have…
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NEWS: The “New York City” Coffee Cup

The ceramic version of New York’s iconic paper coffee cup. Photo courtesy TheLibraryShop.org. The creator of the iconic New York City paper coffee cup died last week. His obituary made the front page of The New York Times. A long retired executive, Leslie Buck was 87. But almost a half-century ago, in 1963, the sales…
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