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Starbucks Orders Up a Price Hike
Starbucks Orders Up
a Price Hike

Starbucks Orders Up a Price Hike

Second increase in 10 months averages an eye-opening 9 cents

(Newser) - With the cost of energy and dairy soaring, Starbucks will hike prices for the second time in less than a year at the end of the month. The 3% jump means an average 9-cent increase for coffees, lattes, and Frappuccinos, the AP reports. The hike applies to company-owned stores; licensed...

$600 Coffee 'Processed' by Civets
$600 Coffee 'Processed'
by Civets

$600 Coffee 'Processed' by Civets

Java-lovers' treat plucked from droppings of animals who gorge on beans

(Newser) - Move over, Starbucks. Hyper coffee connoisseurs are coughing up $600 for a pound of the world's priciest coffee, a blend plucked from the droppings of a civet, a small Indonesian mammal that forages for fresh coffee beans. Fans describe the taste of kopi luwak as earthy, with a note of...

Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine
Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

Go for decaf: other chemicals in coffee give health a jolt

(Newser) - Scientists have long championed coffee's health benefits, but a series of recent studies is waking them up to the fact that caffeine has nothing to do with it. Regular consumption of coffee or tea can provide protection against cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but researchers say other chemicals are responsible.

Students Brew Coffee Addiction
Students Brew Coffee Addiction

Students Brew Coffee Addiction

Docs abuzz over teens’ growing use and abuse of stimulants

(Newser) - Overworked kids are hopping up more and more on lattes and macchiatos, as well as even dodgier stimulants, according to U.S. News. Coffee consumption among 18- to 24-year-olds  has nearly doubled in three years, while increasingly popular energy drinks like Red Bull and the shockingly christened Cocaine pack multiple...

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