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America loves K-cups, but instant coffee rules the world
Quartz ^ | May 9, 2014 | Max Nisen

Posted on 05/23/2014 11:51:51 AM PDT by EveningStar

In North America, Keurig is king. The rest of the world is Nescafé territory.

Keurig Green Mountain, the company behind the popular single-cup coffee machines and pods, is having a pretty excellent year...

In the rest of the world, Nestle’s Nescafé instant coffee leads the market, even though many of those regions drink more fresh coffee than instant. Nescafé is just so dominant in the instant category that its sales are higher than other individual brands...

(Excerpt) Read more at qz.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: coffee
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To: MHGinTN

You have just blown my mind. I’m going to try this too! Thank-you.

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ou can use a couple tablespoons of cream or condensed milk. Eagle Brand might be a bit too sweet, but a heaping tablespoon of Eagle Brand would work. You can add teaspoons of milk if the machine binds up. I could not believe how good the stuff was when I tried it. What a way to get kids to eat things that are good for them! I got the ideas from Clean & Delicious, a website. The Lady there made mint chocolate chip using frozen bananas, a heaping handful of fresh spinach (I used baby spinach the first time I tried that one), a quarter teaspoon of peppermint flavoring and two tablespoons of coconut milk! She added tiny chocolate chips at the end. I used too many chips in my first batch. Live and learn ... the coffee faux cream is absolutely tongue biting good.


81 posted on 05/23/2014 5:30:19 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: RJS1950

I turn off the hot plate on the coffee machine after we each get the first 2 cups of fresh brewed. The rest we simply warm up in the microwave. This avoids that burned sludge taste.


82 posted on 05/23/2014 6:14:13 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: Gene Eric

There are places in the world where “Nescafe” simply means “coffee”.


83 posted on 05/23/2014 6:15:38 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: reformedliberal

Before I discovered K-cups I would make a 4 cup drip pot of my favorite coffee, pour my large mug full, then pout the remainder into a canning jar and add the creamer I prefer and put a lid on. When it reached room temp I would put it in the fridge for ‘ice coffee later ... I stop buying Satrbucks mocha after I figured out how to add a dash of mocha instant powder to the mason jar coffee while it was still hot. Yes, a coffeeholic ... and an Ice Creamaholic, as my round shape will attest.


84 posted on 05/23/2014 7:21:27 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: rarestia
I don’t understand either trend. Give me good, old fashioned brewed coffee anyday.

Yep - Kuerig tastes like crap. We like our coffee strong and rich - recently bought a espresso/cappuccino/latte machine and it reminds me of my days in Italy- even got some goats milk for more authenticity.

85 posted on 05/24/2014 2:42:22 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: EveningStar
No.... America loves spending $2, $3, $5, etc. on something that should just cost 15 cents a cup to brew at home.

I put this up there with the folks who spend money on bottled water.

86 posted on 05/24/2014 2:45:52 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
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To: EveningStar

I love my Keurig.

Hubs has coffee, I have tea and the kids have hot chocolate.


87 posted on 05/24/2014 5:20:04 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: EveningStar

Put the Space-saver Mr. Coffee away when the kids were born. Started on Taster’s Choice. For brewed out, 7-11 Colombian and at work whatever swill in the Bunn. No Jamaican, or other beans for me. On Honeymoon in Hawaii I found Kona coffee lousy too. Hubby uses a Keurig at work, so I wanted one at home. He said no due to counter space, until I found the personal size one. This one has no water reservoir. I was trying different flavors from the assorted box I got at The Christmas Tree Shop. Most are way too weak for me. I like the Carabou though. Not happy with the ingredients in the hot chocolate. Tea is a waste as a bag will do just fine. I will pay no more than $.50 a cup so if I see an espresso or other darker roast at the right price in a K cup, I’ll buy.


88 posted on 05/24/2014 6:40:33 AM PDT by AmericaUnite
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To: EveningStar

No k cups or instant coffee for me, thank you very much.

And drip coffee is only marginally better.

I’ll take my French press with Trung Nguyen every day, thanks very much.


89 posted on 05/24/2014 7:07:00 AM PDT by dmz
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To: rarestia

I use the ones without a plastic covering on the bottom. And for me it’s all about convenience and flavor. At home, the coffee pot is still fine because, like you, I drink a lot of coffee. But for the office the K cup is a hugely better deal for me. And I hated them until I was forced to use them. I’m a big fan now.

BTW, a lot of guys at work use the re-usable filter that you fill yourself.


90 posted on 05/24/2014 11:06:16 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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