ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS has a new way of doing thing to make sure its coffee drinkers have the perfect cup. They have their coffee categorized four different ways instead of simply providing you with a roast profile.
So, which is it that you prefer? Light & Bright? Medium & Bright? Medium & Balanced? Dark & Intense? After extensive research, here is the chart of what people prefer most in the office. ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS really has their stuff together!
Fear not loyal coffee lovers! ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS is not a new age, brand new cup of coffee. ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS, based and roasted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been around since 1993 and been enjoyed by the masses via Alterra Coffee Roaster chains, grocery stores, and coffee shops. Best known for their commitment to social and environmental responsibility, this “hardworking coffee” has been recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for its extensive efforts in expanding green power awareness.
The coffee itself is well above average in quality and though the choices are not nearly as extensive as those of Keurig K-Cups, we expect ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS to take off as the “next big thing” in single serve coffee land. Happy sipping! Be sure to check out the great deals for this product on CoffeeRocket.com beginning November 1, 2010!
Now that ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS has taken over for FLAVIA Coffee (as of October 1, 2010), the MARS drinks company has also revamped the tea section! Phew! These teas needed a makeover and we are not just talking about the packaging. Though THE BRIGHT TEA CO. recreated the same flavors of preexisting teas, the important thing is that they were, in fact, recreated.
MARS drinks is also now promoting more mixing and matching between the teas and Indulgence drinks (Cappuccino/Latte Swirl, DOVE Hot Chocolate, & MILKYWAY topping) that will remain unchanged. A couple of THE BRIGHT TEA CO. drinks that we have tried so far and LOVED are:
White w/ Orange tea & Cappuccino/Latte Swirl for an ORANGE CREAMSICLE
Raspberry Herbal tea & DOVE Hot Chocolate for a RASPBERRY TRUFFLE
Chai Spice tea & Cappuccino Latte Swirl for CHAI SPICE LATTE
You honestly have to try these teas to believe how high in quality they are. We are impressed and happily drinking THE BRIGHT TEA CO. Tea!
FLAVIA COFFEE has been around for quite some time now. As one of the original forerunners in single serve coffee, they set a high standard for delicious, easy-to-use, minimally wasting singles serve brands. Though, one of the longest ongoing complaints regarding FLAVIA Coffee has been their lack of diversity among flavors. This became especially apparent when Keurig K-Cups filtered in choice by the hundreds. With over 100 different kinds of K-Cups, FLAVIA Coffee customers started feeling left out. With a “quality over quantity” attitude, it was only a matter of time before people started to question that too.
Now, MARS drinks has pulled back the reigns on FLAVIA Coffee and has brought in ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS. This means MARS drinks is now using the Flavia brand for its single cup coffee machinery, while ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS will take over the actual packets of coffee going into the machines.
Do not fear the new ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS changeover. Though we were skeptical at first, ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS far surpasses anything we could have hoped for in the coffee department. And while the price of each packet may be higher than the original FLAVIA, you are paying for a better quality cup–a quality we are not used to seeing in this kind of market. Above and beyond expectations! Now there’s a change we are looking forward to!
Green Mountain will be enforcing their new Green Mountain K-Cup 15% price increase as of October 1st. Be sure to scoop up all the K-Cups you can before then when the price drastically changes. This is a price increase that is first affecting the wholesale companies and then being passed along to the consumers. Every store or e-commerce site that sells Keurig K-Cups will be affected by this increase.
Here is the Green Mountain Press Release as found on MarketWatch.com:
WATERBURY, Vt. (September 7, 2010) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR), announced today a price increase on all K-Cup® portion packs for its Keurig® Single Cup brewing system sold in North America. The increase will occur across all sales channels and will be effective beginning this October. Consumers could expect to see a purchase price increase of approximately 10 to 15 percent over the next several months as a result.
The increase is in response to several factors affecting the coffee industry including a sustained increase in the price of green coffee, differentials for premium quality coffees, increases in prices of other raw materials, as well as higher packaging and transportation costs. Over the past three months, green coffee prices have increased from $1.45 per pound to $1.90 per pound, or approximately 31 percent.
“Like others in the coffee industry, we have been closely monitoring rising green coffee costs and increases in other input costs like cocoa and packaging for several months,” said Scott McCreary, president of GMCR’s Specialty Coffee business unit. “While we have the flexibility to absorb some short-term cost increases, the sustained nature of the increases we’ve experienced over the past three months led us to conclude it is necessary to adjust our pricing.”
With Melitta’s coffee pods being universal (able to fit into any coffee pod brewer), they have definitely held their own in terms of popularity in the world of coffee pods.
“Skip the Buzz” will now be known as…. Breakfast Blend Decaf
“Go Hazelnuts” will now be known as…. Hazelnut Cream
“French Kisses” will now be known as…. Parisian Vanilla
“Decaf Hazelnut” will now be known as…. Hazelnut Creme Decaf
“Creme Brulee” will now be known as…. Vanilla Creme Brulee
“Vanilla Haze” will now be known as…. Vanilla Hazelnut
Melitta One will also be discontinuing their “Kona” coffee pods and “Cafe Kind of Day” coffee pods. So, if you were a big fan of these, you might want to grab as many as you can before they run out.
The rest of the Melitta coffee pod names will remain unchanged. The following will stay the same: “Buzzworthy,” “Breakfast Blend,” “Parisian Cafe,” and “Love at First Sip.”
“Southern Pecan,” “Home for the Holidays,” and “Pumpkin Spice” will continue to be available seasonally.
Melitta is also going to be changing their packaging to reflect a more gourmet coffee drinking experience.
We just wanted to update you on the future changes so that you aren’t scrambling in confusion to find your favorite Melitta coffee pods.
Pick up any of these delicious coffee pods at the lowest prices and more at CoffeeRocket.com.
Wolfgang Puck K-Cups have been available for a short time and we have finally snagged quite a bunch for you guys! Look for upcoming sales on this hot new item. Here’s the lineup of newbies:
Some of these flavors will be familiar, but there are couple new comers we haven’t seen before and are very glad Wolfgang Puck has extended his selection for our tasting pleasure.
Be sure to try the Wolfgang Puck K-Cups in “Jamaica Me Crazy.” It’s a crowd pleaser around here and we are ecstatic to be able to use these Wolfgang Puck K-Cups in our Keurig single cup coffee maker!
Buy Wolfgang Puck K-Cups online at discount prices from www.CoffeeRocket.com!
Flavia Coffee is one of the few single serve brands left that hasn’t given into expanding their product line. While this may seem like a downside to the company, they definitely earn their credit for creating a great product and sticking to it. One of the staples in the Flavia Coffee lineup is their Flavia Coffee Espresso Roast. With a stronger (rather than mild) flavor profile, this cup of espresso will certainly hold its taste with the addition of milk and sugar. Using a Flavia Fusion Drink Station Deluxe does not provide as much crema as typically desired, but the Flavia Coffee Espresso Roast is a great base for their cappuccino drinks that can be made by first adding a Flavia Cappuccino/Latte Swirl pack.
The aroma is hearty and earthy. The body isn’t as heavy as I would normally expect from an espresso, but the bitterness is low. This cup has a bit more acidity than normal as well, and you can really taste the deeply roasted beans. In addition, the aftertaste isn’t very potent, which is something I very much enjoy in a cup of coffee.
All in all, the espresso for Flavia coffee is a decent cup, but it may be better when used with the Cappuccino/Latte swirl pack to create a cappuccino. Enjoy your drink no matter how you take it and buy your Flavia coffee at discounted prices online Enjoy!
CoffeeRocket.com has finally added the Pod Perfect EZ-Cup to the site. At first we were a bit skeptical about the product, but after seeing its success and testing it out for ourselves, we have absolutely nothing but great things to say! To be honest, the first cup of coffee I made using the EZ-Cup came out a bit weak and I didn’t know why. So, I hosted a little experiment in the breakroom. Turns out I wasn’t filling the EZ-Cup filter with enough coffee! Here’s how it went down…
I took 2 Caribou Colombia Coffee K-Cups and cut the foil off one of the tops. I then took the entirety of coffee from the open K-Cup and placed it into the filter laying inside the EZ-Cup. I brewed the EZ-Cup as I would any other K-Cup and set it aside.
Next I brewed the regular Caribou Colombia Coffee K-Cup in its natural form. Placing the cups side by side, we grabbed one of our resident coffee lovers and asked them to do a blind taste test.
He couldn’t tell the slightest difference in taste, body, acidity, aroma, aftertaste, or mouthfeel. Identical cups of coffee!
The experiment was a success and the Pod Perfect EZ-Cup proved itself just as we had hoped it would.
**Special reminder to those who share a Keurig brewer at work**
Be sure to remove your EZ-Cup when done brewing so that the next person doesn’t automatically toss it out, assuming it is a used K-Cup!
Get yours today at CoffeeRocket.com. Enjoy!
Not being such a huge fan of flavored coffee in general, I was skeptical when a co-worker told me how delicious Green Mountain Wild Mountain Blueberry K-Cups were. I inserted the K-Cup into our Keurig B150 Single Serve Coffee Maker, pushed the button, and walked away. About a minute later I came back into the room and it smelled like fresh blueberry muffins were in the oven. Incredible aroma on this coffee! It’s not very full in body, but I wouldn’t go as far as to call it watery. It’s easy to drink and has more the consistency of a tea instead of a thick, dark roast coffee. Green Wild Mountain Blueberry K-Cup is a medium roast with absolutely no bitterness or unpleasant aftertaste. The acidity is low, but seems necessary to mimic the actual fruit essence. The blueberry taste is as equally as bold as the aroma, a quality often lacking in flavored coffee. There’s a subtle sweetness that made me not want to add any sugar or creamer. It’s is more of a dessert coffee than something you would reach for in the early AM. This is not the type of coffee you find yourself sipping, you’re more likely to wait for it to cool down a bit and gulp it down. It’s too good to sit on the counter disappearing sip by sip. There’s no mystery why Green Wild Mountain Blueberry K-Cup is one of our best selling flavored K-Cups. Get yours today at super low prices from CoffeeRocket.com. Enjoy this hot or iced!
Today, Starbucks announced that they will be releasing two new drink sizes, the Plenta and the Micra. Whether you are looking for more or less coffee, these new sizes are sure to satisfy the needs of consumers, who were complaining that their current 3 sizes were not enough. The Plenta holds 128 oz. while the Micra holds a mere 2 oz. Now, there is something for everyone. The new sizes will be arriving this Fall.
In order to console consumers on how much waste these large new Plenta cups will create, they have suggested recycling the giant beverage cups on your own. Re-use it as a popcorn bucket! A planter! Or even a hat! The Micra on the other hand, can be used to store paper clips or as a milk dish for a kitten. How clever?!
Although Starbucks really did write a blog about this today, we are sticking to our instincts and calling “PRANK!”
So come on by CoffeeRocket.com where our prices are no joke! We take our coffee seriously and hope you take advantage of our amazing specials right now. Currently, we are having a Winter K-Cup BLOWOUT sale! That means all seasonal winter K-Cups are set at ridiculously low prices. You won’t find Keurig K-Cups any cheaper.
In addition to this greatness, we also have a few other favorites on sale such as a few Flavia Coffees, Lavazza Point Aroma Point Espresso Cartridges, Bristot Espresso, and Segafredo Casa Espresso Pods.
Don’t miss out on these deals! Enjoy! And have an amazing April 1st!
Wolfgang Puck K-Cups are finally on their way. We usually see Wolfgang Puck’s coffee in coffee pods, but now he has developed his famous coffee into 12 new K-Cups. The unveiling of these much anticipated items will be on April 28th-30th at the NAMA show. Sometime soon after that they will be ready to purchase and you know we will be selling them for the lowest price we can. Definitely can’t wait to get our hands on these. Here are the flavors they will be appearing in:
CoffeeRocket.com currently has Wolfgang Puck Coffee Pods available at super low prices and we will notify you right before the new K-Cups get to us so you can be first to try these!
Here’s a reminder to get you limited edition Green Mountain seasonal K-Cups from CoffeeRocket.com! Low prices and quick shipping speeds as usual. Make sure to get yours before they are all gone.
To learn more about these delicious spring Green Mountain K-cups click here.
Just wanted to let everyone know the Green Mountain REVV and REVV Pulse K-Cups are available at www.CoffeeRocket.com! We are selling them for the same low prices we always offer on your beloved K-Cups!. Enjoy these new boosts of energy in one of nature’s oldest energy drinks. “Two bold ways to kick start your day.”
For more information on the new Green Mountain REVV K-Cup and REVV Pulse K-Cup click here!
While Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules are still limited in their selection, they are still extremely popular. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto single serve coffee maker has really made a splash and enhances any kitchen with its super retro-y feel. The Dolce Gusto single cup coffee maker is available in Black, Cream, and Red, and makes a fantastic cup of coffee, as well as a number of specialty beverages. So, without further ado here are top 5 Dolce Gusto capsules on www.CoffeeRocket.com. Enjoy!
As always, you can purchase your Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules at amazing prices at www.CoffeeRocket.com!
The spring weather is finally starting to make an appearance and with the revitalizing of all things around us, Green Mountain is already to release their Spring line of coffee back onto the market. Each of these K-Cups are limited edition so, if you are particularly interested in a certain one make sure you purchase it before they run out!
As of March 22, here are the 2 seasonal K-Cups offered by Green Mountain.
Both blends are Fair Trade Certified. The Spring Revival Blend specifically supports Rwandan coffee farmers and contributes to their country’s economic revival.
Both of these limited edition K-Cups will be available soon on CoffeeRocket.com!
So yesterday we announced the creation of Green Mountain’s new K-cup, Revv and Revv Pulse. Well, late-last night an email was sent to me with a bit more information, which you need to know about in order to get as hyped as we are about the arrival of these two new K-cups! Here is a quote from Lindsey Bolger, Director of Coffee Sourcing and Relationships at Green Mountain Coffee.
“Our goal was to create an intense and energizing coffee experience without delivering a shock to your system or taste buds. We’ve crafted revv to be every bit as flavorful and delicious as it is invigorating.”
While we can’t say for sure exactly what the new Green Mountain Revv K-cup and the new Green Mountain Revv K-cup Pulse taste or feel like (energy-wise), we do know some descriptor details that are sure to make us rip open the packaging come March 18th when the new Green Mountain K-cups become available.
Both of the the Green Mountain K-cups, Revv and Revv Pulse are designed with more coffee in each K-cup than all other K-cups. These additional grinds crafted of a blend of 100% Arabica medium and dark roasted beans create a smooth smoky sweetness (try saying that 3 times fast!) that is sure not to overpower your tastebuds.
The new Green Mountain K-cup Revv only has that extra coffee in the K-cup, but the new Green Mountain Revv Pulse has Ginseng and Guarana (lead natural ingredients in popular energy drinks) to help you cultivate more focus and energy than just a plain ol’ cup of coffee.
We are sure that this new Green Mountain K-cup will take off as fast as Green Mountain is hoping for and we certainly cannot wait to review it! Check back for a full review after March 18! Until then, check out our extensive selection of other Green Mountain K-cups and other brands, such as Timothy’s K-cups, Coffee People K-cups, Gloria Jean K-cups and more at www.CoffeeRocket.com.
Well, well, well. What do we have here, Green Mountain? A new K-cup?! Here is a K-cup that has everyone super excited! Actually, there are two new ones: Revv and Revv Pumped…
After attaining Timothy’s Coffee, Green Mountain showed an epic slowdown in new K-cup productions. Known for their variety and ever-growing selection of flavored K-cups, it is about time for Green Mountain to shock the market once more with something new.
We are all well aware of the energy drink craze happening right now. So, how has Green Mountain decided to play into this market? Green Mountain took nature’s oldest ‘energy drink’ and decided to REVV it up. They have added additional caffeine and more coffee into the same K-cups you already love. More details to come as we find out more information. We just found out ourselves and wanted to share the excitement of Green Mountain’s New Revv K-cup and Revv Pulse K-cup.
How exciting!
Tassimo Hot Beverage System is a fantastic single serve coffee maker. The Tassimo Hot Beverage System uses Tassimo TDISCs that each have their own barcode. The machine is able to read the barcode and instantly prepare your drink the way it was meant to be prepared. There is no need to adjust strength of brew or cup size, the Tassimo knows as soon as you clamp down the TDISC into the system. Now, Tassimo has released the Tassimo PRO for small offices. Although, the regular sized TDISCs made for the Tassimo Hot Beverage System do not fit into the Tassimo PRO. A different TDISC is needed in order to fit. This was done to prevent theft in offices, so people were not taking TDISCs home to their smaller Hot Beverage Systems. It’s a beautiful and intelligent machine with a sleek design. While the Tassimo PRO TDISCs are not yet by CoffeeRocket.com, the TDISCs for Tassimo Hot Beverage System definitely are. Get your favorites, such as Gevalia Espresso, Starbucks Africa Kitamu, and Suchard Hot Chocolate! Enjoy!
After placing the Flavia Coffee brew pack in your single cup coffee maker, probably a Flavia Fusion Deluxe Drink Station if you are at home, you can take out the pack after the seal has been pierced and really smell the coffee grinds. The scent is sweet and strong, which is a great indication of freshness. Upon brewing the Flavia Coffee pack into your mug, the aroma smells of sugared almonds with slight earthy notes, like those from a tropical woodsy area.
This coffee is a medium to dark roast for sure and you won’t have to look at the package to know that. The rich chocolately color is lighter than the Flavia Coffee espresso, but much darker than a traditional breakfast blend, which by the way, Flavia Coffee makes an excellent one.
After slurping the first sip, the Flavia Coffee Costa Rica pack has a wonderfully thick mouth-feel. It’s not watery at all and feels like a hearty cup of coffee. It’s smooth taste deliveres what you would hope for after smelling the aroma. It is sweet with balanced acidity that makes it full-bodied without tasting like burnt beans, but absolutely no bitterness is present. This Flavia Coffee is A+ in my book. I will not be adding cream or sugar. Flavia Coffee Costa Rica packs are one of the few coffees I always enjoy black. Pick some up at CoffeeRocket.com at a great price. Enjoy!
Working for a coffee company certainly has its perks. Over here at CoffeeRocket.com, our break room is chock full of single serve coffee makers. We have the latest Flavia coffee machine, the latest Keurig single cup coffee maker, the Tassimo by Bosch T65, the newest Krups, and a lovely red Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee maker. Now with all these choices, we can pretty much drink whatever kind of coffee tickles our fancy. With that said, if any of us is craving a cappuccino, we’re going with the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cappuccino capsule.
Having the ability to perfect your drink by using the hot/cold water handle on the Nescafe Dolce Gusto machine provides you with the freedom to customize your cappuccino. Perhaps you like it a bit milkier or maybe you more intensely enjoy the espresso flavor? Either way, this machine produces an exceptional cappuccino. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cappuccino is creamy without losing the coffee flavor and has a subtle sweetness that can be enhanced with a little sugar or left alone. Since this beverage uses two capsules, the barista-like drink costs around $1 per cup, but it is well worth it and definitely rivals the coffeehouse. Give it a shot. It was created to satisfy you and with such a low price it can help take some of the strain off your coffee bills! Check out the whole line of Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules at super low prices on CoffeeRocket.com.
Nescafe Dolce Gusto is a fine brand, indeed. Though, they’re drinks are geared more toward rivaling what you would drink at the specialty coffee house then just a plain ol’ drip brew. They have a capsule for that too, of course, the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Caffe Lungo. Personally, I prefer the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Machines more for their specialty drinks previously mentioned. They are pretty fantastic. That brings me back to the capsule that has two of my favorite things: coffee and chocolate. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto Mocha capsule is awesome. You can control the amount of chocolate/coffee capsule in relation to the milk capsule and get a seriously thick chocolately mocha or a creamier milky version depending on your taste. This capsule is one of those things that will make you feel like you’re treating yourself to a little snack because it’s so yummy. To make the best mocha beverage you can, make sure you make it as a 7 oz. drink. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto single cup coffee maker comes with a free 8 oz. glass, but whenever the company does demonstrations they use a 7 oz. glass which may skew the flavor you intend on getting. Overall, the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Mocha is awesome. To try to whole line of Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules at a discounted rate (who doesn’t love that?) check out www.CoffeeRocket.com where the drinks are hot and the prices are even hotter. (I know that was kind of lame, but it really is true!)
Alone as just a shot of espresso, the Tassimo Gevalia Espresso TDISC is a bit acidic and definitely needs a bit of sugar. However, it certainly delivers on taste and body for milk based drinks such as cappuccinos and lattes. One of the fantastic features on the Tassimo T-65 Hot Beverage Systems is that it reads barcodes on TDISCs and perfectly dispenses the right amount of coffee. So, without having to change any dials or adjust cup size, the Tassimo Gevalia Espresso TDISC comes out as one perfect demitasse espresso shot, just as it should. For a single cup coffee maker, the Tassimo Gevalia Espresso TDISC is a good espresso, but better in the form of the Tassimo Gevalia Latte TDISC or the Tassimo Gevalia Cappuccino TDISC.
Recently, I read an article about the environmental impact of Keurig K-Cups. Keurig, which was bought out by Green Mountain in 2005, has taken over the single cup coffee market. They offer hundreds of options for coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and chai drinks, but at what cost? Although many of the coffees offered by Green Mountain are Fair Trade or organic, they are all still placed in non-recyclable K-cups. Though Green Mountain has been trying to develop a way to create a “greener” K-cup, so far they have only invented the My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter. This reusable coffee filter allows you to use any kind of coffee you want in your Keurig single cup coffee makers. The idea is clever, but doesn’t this seem to deter Keurig users from buying more K-cups and instead filling it with grocery store coffee brands?
Here’s an except from EarthPM.com about the amount of K-Cups that end up in landfills:
Last year alone, over 1.6 billion (yes, billion!) cups were used. My calculations say that this is enough K-cups to circle the earth one and a quarter times. And they all go into landfills after their seconds of use and stay there for hundreds or thousands of years. And that’s just Keurig. There is also Tassimo, Senseo, and others. Further, the forecast for K-cup sales are 3 billion in 2010 and 5 billion in 2011. So now we are talking about a chain of K-cups from 2009, 2010 and 2011 made up of 9 or 10 billion units and circling the earth eight times!
How do you feel about this? What do you think they can do to improve the “green-ness” of K-Cups?
Though Flavia Coffee may not have the widest selection of products, they have still managed to stand out in the world of single cup coffee. Flavia Coffee is one of the few, if not only, single cup coffee manufacturers to invest so heavily in sustainability and green practices. In addition to the Terracycle Program they partake in (more info here), Flavia Coffee started the Brighter Tomorrow at Origin Program.
Flavia Coffee helps the exact co-operative and farms in the Kiambu district of Kenya that produce the coffee for their Flavia Kenya brand. By restoring coffee drying tables and rehabilitating wet mills, Flavia Coffee helps Kenya produce more quality beans, which in turn allows the farmers to collect a greater profit for their product.
By drinking Flavia Kenya Coffee you help support 2500 farmers. Not too shabby for pressing a button on your Flavia Fusion Drink Station.
Tassimo has created a new TDISC! The Gevalia Carmel Latte Macchiato TDISC is a lovely addition to their already varied latte line. The Carmel aspect definitely adds a nice twist for those who are addicted to the Carmel Macchiatos for $4 or more from the local coffeehouse. The new Tassimo TDISC comes in a 2 package deal like all the other lattes. One half of the drink is the shelf-stable milk used for the latte part of the drink, while the second disc is an artificially flavored Carmel Espresso. Check back for a review later this week! Now on CoffeeRocket.com for the low price of $9.99 for 16 TDISCs. Cheers!
Starbucks has been a contender in the single serve coffee market through their partnership with Tassimo TDISCS. Truly this has saved consumers money and Starbucks produced some pretty nice combinations. Their Starbucks Africa Kitamu TDISC has been a best-seller for Tassimo and the Starbucks Cappuccino Primo has quickly moved up the ranks. Tassimo offers a Gevalia Cappuccino TDISC combination that gives consumers a nice choice between cappuccinos. Recently, Starbucks has taken measures to expand their product offerings even further by creating a line called VIA, single serving sized packages of instant coffee. They claim the instant coffee is just as good as their fresh brewed, which leads me to wonder if the instant coffee is really that great or their brewed coffee…really isn’t. No offense to Starbucks, but it seems they are sacrificing quality for sales. We’ll just have to see how long VIA stays around to be proven right or wrong.
When you look at a Flavia Coffee Fresh Pack it’s a common misconception as to how they seal the bottom. The Keurig K-Cup, as well as the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capusle, and Tassimo TDISCs all have pressed foil seals that are pierced by a metal wand. Not Flavia Coffee, though. They take different approach to single serve coffee packaging. When we went to Mars Drink School to learn about Flavia Coffee: Tree to Cup, we took a walk-thru tour of Flavia Coffee’s manufacturing plant. Besides being absolutely spotlessly clean, we got to see the packs filled and sealed. The bottom, which many people incorrectly perceive as being “glued together” is hermetically sealed using heat. This machine looks pretty close to the one that they used in the Mars Flavia Coffee manufacturing plant. It seals about 120 packs per minute. So you can imagine how many they are sealing a day! They also have a bunch of these, so they are really moving product quickly. With a motto like “Source, Seal, Serve” you can really see the rush they have to deliver you the freshest coffee possible. And as always, you can pick up Flavia Coffee for the lowest prices at www.CoffeeRocket.com.
Keurig has really shown the single serve coffee market how to get people excited about their coffee. We’ve said it a hundred times, but for people out there who aren’t die hard loyal coffee fans (choosing one type and sticking with it) VARIETY has made Keurig K-Cups a market leader. In this YouTube video, Keurig has put together a terrific animation of what the inside of their Keurig K-cups look like and how the coffee is brewed through them. It’s pretty neat. Enjoy! If you want to check out their awesome selection you can do so over at www.CoffeeRocket.com where we have the lowest prices around.
Top Five Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capsules of 2009:
Only listing top five because there are only a total of 9 capsules..so far!
Nescafe Dolce Gusto Cappuccino
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