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Starbucks
This coffee company also has stores all around the country featuring its
delicious offerings. The company purchases coffee beans, roasts them and
brews coffee blends unlike any other company. You'll find many different flavors such as white chocolate mocha. If you still prefer to brew
your own coffee at home, there are many blends you can purchase, such as
Kona, Organic Blue Java and Organic Peru Tingo Maria. Starbucks also
offers VIA Ready Brew as an instant coffee solution. |
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Juan Valdez
You may have
seen the commercials for this Columbian coffee. The company is made up
of numerous coffee growers located in Columbia. The company offers
several products, including freeze dried coffee, whole beans, coffee candies
and ground coffee. A couple of the coffees you'll find include Juan
Valdez Volcan Whole Bean or Juan Valdez Organic Ground Coffee. |
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Eight O'Clock
The company
was started in 1859 and has been in business more than 150 years. They
offer some really interesting blends, including one that claims to boost
your metabolism, hazelnut flavored, Columbian roast, French vanilla and
mocha. You can pick up a bag of Eight O'Clock coffee at most major
retail stores that sell coffee. |
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Equal Exchange
Equal
Exchange is actually a cooperative company made up of worker-owner
farmers. This fair trade co-op sells coffee, tea and chocolate. You can
get a complete list of the available coffees on the site. Some of the coffees you'll find
include Organic Breakfast Blend Decaf, Hazelnut Creme, Organic Love
Buzz, Organic Midnight Sun and Organic Sister's Blend. |
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Green Mountain Coffee
If you own a Keurig coffee maker that takes a K-Cup, then you can get Green Mountain Coffee that will work in your
machine. There are also many related coffee labels within the parent
company like Tully's Coffee, Newman's Own Organics, Caribou Coffee and
Timothy's. Favorite blends include caramel vanilla, fair trade wild
mountain and mocha nut fudge. |
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Island Moon Coffee
This coffee comes from Kona, Hawaii and is organic. The coffee is picked
by hand and not by machine. The company is still fairly small, but they
offer three roasts: Metro Roast, Espresso Roast and Artisan Roast. The
coffee is popular for making espresso because of its rich flavor. The
farms grow coffee in a way that protects and sustains the environment. |
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Seattle's Best Coffee
Seattle is known for its coffee. Starbucks had their first store there
and Seattle's Best has stores all over the city. The company also sells coffee products. Items include canned iced lattes and brewed coffee.
Seattle's Best has five levels of coffee. Level one offers mild, light
flavors and the levels progress up to five which are dark, very rich
coffee blends. |
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Coffee Beanery
This coffee
company starting in Flushing, Michigan in 1976. It has expanded to 100
stores in the United states and 20 additional stores around the world.
In addition to buying already brewed coffee in their stores, you can order ground coffee online. Some blends include French Toast,
Amaretto, Chocolate Mint Kiss, Coco Mocha Delight, Frosted Carrot Cake,
Pumpkin Spice and Hawaiian Coconut. |
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Community Coffee
This company
sells tea, traditional coffee and gourmet coffee. Some of their gourmet
blends (available in ground or beans) are Carnivale Cake, Bread Pudding,
Brazil Santos Bourbon, HueHue Tenango, Breakfast Blend and Pecan
Praline. You can also buy some really interesting gifts, such as coffees
from around the world or sign up for a coffee club and receive
discounts. |
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Diedrich Coffee
This coffee
company actually started from farmers growing beans in Costa Rica in the
early 1900s and has morphed into a large coffee company offering a wide
variety of blends. Some of their bestselling coffees include Wiener Melange, French Roast, Morning
Edition and Apanas. Some of the blends are available in K-Cups. Diedrich
also offers a coffee club that will automatically send you coffees from
around the world each month. |
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