The Final Coffee Frontier

Looks like the great white north is no longer uncharted territory for Tim Hortons. The coffee giant is planning on pairing with the North West Company to open 3 kiosks in Iqaluit (Nunavut capital). This adds to 3,000+ stores across Canada (Yellowknife and Whitehorse already have locations). This should make satisfying that doughnut and caffeine itch for those who carry boxes of doughnuts and coffee grind back with them during business trips. A grand opening charity event is expected to happen in December.
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Handy when it's too hot

Straw anyone? How about a straw with your instant coffee? Seems like you got everything you need. Instant coffee, straw, stir stick, all you need is a cup of hot water.

new coffees

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Gadgets that help us make better coffee

High tech "science-y" stuff. Gadget you plug into your macbook that measures stuff and tells you whether you make a "mmm" sound or spit out your coffee in disgust. What's it called: Mojo? Mojotogo? ExtractMojo. I dunno, you read it and post it in the comments.

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Gizmodo

I plead Caffeine Insanity!

The caffeine made me do it ... insanity! Ever feel out of control after sipping on too many lattes? Some crazy bastard in Newport, Kentucky claims to have been a victim of caffeine insanity. This of course after strangling and killing his wife, doh. He claims his psychosis was brought on by sleep deprivation, diet pills, and excessive caffeine. Sounds pretty crazy to me. While we've all been there after consuming too much coffee and enjoying that momentary caffeine high and buzz, rarely do we go out and commit a homicide. Us normal people that is.

Uh you know what? Make mine a decaf.

Coffee purchases

A Canadian coffee distributor just got a little bigger. Green Mountain Coffee is acquiring Van Houtte. The numbers:
The deal is worth $915 million.
Green Mountain - US based company, acquired Timothy's Coffee last year.
Van Houtte - Montreal based company, operates 70 locations in Quebec.
GlobeandMail

Stock up while you can

We all knew this was going to happen. Kraft Canada has confirmed that it will be raising prices of its coffee next month. Kraft produces popular brands such as: Nabob and Maxwell House. Citing increased demand, shortened supply, and weather instability as factors. Yahoo