Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K boat in Roll Up To Win promo

A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise’s Roll Up To Win promotion. It’s unclear how many people were impacted, but the chain told CBC Hamilton in an email it was an “unfortunate error” and some customers were sent an … Read more

Why decaf coffee is no longer getting roasted as being ‘inferior’ to regular brews

It was caffeine-free. With alcohol-free cocktails and meat-free hamburgers all the rage, decaf does not seem such a strange proposition. Photo: Shutterstock “It completely opened my eyes to decaf,” Zhang recalls. He decided to use the beans, a basic typica variety from Finca Los Nogales in Colombia, in his coming appearance in Rancho Cucamonga at … Read more

Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee

WASHINGTON: You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by coffee drinkers. Researchers now have unlocked the genome of the Arabica species and traced its origins … Read more

A local’s guide to DIA restaurants

Sure, you can hit up a Dunkin Donuts, a Starbucks or a McDonald’s at Denver International Airport — and sometimes it’s traveling that gives us license to be bad like that — but a better option is to try some of Denver’s homegrown food and beverages from local businesses. While these restaurants, coffee shops and … Read more

Video shows civet cat pacing in a cage, says PETA

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email In a 2022 investigation conducted by PETA, civet cats were discovered confined in cages, with one shown restlessly pacing. The animals were being fed a steady diet of coffee berries, so that their feces — containing partially digested coffee beans — can … Read more

What is civet coffee? PETA issues a new warning to Bali tourists

If the idea of drinking civet cat coffee, which is made from feces from the Asian palm civet, is a turn-off, there may be yet another reason to rethink the drink. This week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) issued a warning aimed at tourists in Bali after an investigator showed undercover footage … Read more

Starbucks Launches “Pork Latte” For Chinese Market

Starbucks has been coming up with bold and new strategies to stay relevant and ahead of the competition. The company has been experimenting with new drinks and flavours across its stores to ensure it can cater to its widely diverse customer base. In China, Starbucks has launched a pork-flavoured latte for its 2024 Lunar New … Read more

Bodega, popular brunch spot, opening 2nd location in RiNo

Two years after watching Bodega bloom with a loyal following in the Sunnyside neighborhood, Cliff Blauvelt says he “knew we had something special, and I wanted to keep growing this.” His wife and co-owner, Cara, was apprehensive at first about a second location, but as he tells the story, “I said, ‘Do you want to … Read more

OpenAI unveils Sora, a tool that uses AI to generate videos from written prompts

The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written commands. San Francisco-based OpenAI’s new text-to-video generator, called Sora, isn’t the first of its kind. Google, Meta and the startup Runway are among the other companies to have demonstrated … Read more