Coffee Advances as Colombia Supply Lags Behind Demand; Sugar, Cocoa Drop

Arabica coffee rose to the highest price in more than a week as exportable supplies tighten in Colombia, the world’s second-biggest producer. Sugar and cocoa declined.

Direct trade growing among coffee bean buyers

A growing group of coffee roasters have become disenchanted with the Fair Trade model and think they can do better. Known as direct trade, their movement is small and does not have uniform definitions or guidelines. Customers often have to take the roaster's word for it that growers were paid fairly.

Coffee May Combat High Blood Pressure

Older people with high blood pressure who drink one to two cups of coffee a day have more elastic blood vessels than those who drink less or more, Greek researchers report.

Coffee stand owner gets reprieve from city

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The owner of Wake N Bake Coffee on the corner of SE 45th and Johnson Creek Road in Portland is breathing a sigh of relief.  Following a NewsChannel 8 Investigation, Portland city code enforcers say they have no intention of shutting her down. Melissa Drake purchased the small one room drive through espresso business nearly seven years ago.  Since then her business has grown and ...

Coffee shop headed to South Street in Glens Falls

GLENS FALLS -- Glens Falls is getting a new coffee shop, butit's not going into the space vacated in March by Ridge StreetCoffee Co.