Hundreds of coffee lovers queued early Thursday in an upmarket Johannesburg shopping centre as international chain Starbucks opened its first cafe in sub-Saharan Africa. The US-based global brand plans to open 12-15 more stores in…
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Simple ways to help you cut down on caffeine
(By Shenrina Badri) Here are some ways that may help you to reduce your intake of caffeine, if you find that you are consuming too much. Try to drink more water Keep a jar of…
Starbucks to open in South Africa
Starbucks coffee chain will open its first two cafes in South Africa in April, the company announced Thursday, marking its entry into sub-Saharan Africa. The coffee shops will be located in upmarket shopping malls in…
#Tastemakers Ep. 15: Meet Martin Shabaya – Africa’s top Barista
“An ordinary Kenyan has been brought up with tea…I was used to having tea. I didn’t know anything about coffee,” Martin Shabaya shares exclusively in the latest installment of Tastemakers. “I just knew about the…
Have you heard of Coffee Flour?
From parbaked coffee beans, scientists are developing a new invention – as a food ingredient and a nutritional supplement – from its milled flour. Research has shown that drinking coffee is good for you. A…
Nescafé offers first virtual reality coffee experience
Nescafé is the world’s first coffee brand to provide consumers with a fully immersive virtual reality experience, by transporting them to Brazil’s coffee fields using their mobile phones and an ingenious viewer developed by Google….
Coffee-drinkers less likely to die from certain diseases
People who report drinking three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from heart disease, suicide, diabetes or Parkinson’s disease, US researchers said Monday. Both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee…
Drinking coffee could prevent colon cancer’s return
Drinking four or more cups of caffeinated coffee daily may significantly reduce the chance that colon cancer will return in patients who were diagnosed with stage III of the disease, a study said Monday. The…
Coffee chain Starbucks to open first Sub-Saharan outlet
Adding to its handful of stores in Africa, the Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is set to open the first sub-Saharan Starbucks in Johannesburg next year. Striking a deal with Taste Holdings, owners of Domino’s…
Coffee not associated with lifestyle diseases, study says
New research from the University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital shows that coffee neither increases nor decreases the risk of developing lifestyle diseases such as obesity and diabetes. The researchers have based their…