Friday Afternoon Links-December 17

A few links to help you feel “in the know” about the coffee world for the last week:

Coffee futures continue to rise on coffee supply concerns combined with fund buying (BusinessWeek) link

In addition, the International Coffee Exchange is changing the rules about how coffee contracts can be fulfilled, effectively reducing the supply available to fulfill contracts. This is not going to help coffee prices come down anytime soon (note: the following link only available to Wall Street Journal subscribers, but you can also access the article if you are using Starbucks’ in-store wireless network). link

No more weed with your coffee in Holland-The Netherlands government is not going to allow cafés to sell marijuana to non-Dutch citizens anymore. link

A nice analysis of the Kraft-Starbucks breakup from the Omaha World-Herald. link

In Tehachapi, California, the coffee will come to you. link

If you’re interested in knowing how much caffeine your Starbucks coffee has, Energy Fiend has a fairly comprehensive list. link

The “coffee from a cat’s arse” that we linked to a few weeks ago is going to cost you $30 per cup in Vancouver, Canada. link

Tiny Footprint Coffee claims to have a carbon-negative coffee. link

Links for Week of December 4-10

Dutch Bros. is standing by its barista who killed a would-be robber, even though carrying weapon was against company policy (link)

Sumo wrestler in Fukoka, Japan, tries to rob coffee shop by sneaking in through open window (must have been a big window). (link)

Kraft’s and Starbucks’ divorce keeps getting uglier. Kraft has petitioned the courts for an injunction against the termination of their relationship (link)

Oprah really stepped in it when she decided to promote McCafes in Australia (link)

Kuma Coffee in Seattle is disclosing the prices it pays for green coffee beans in an effort to combat the perception that Fair Trade coffee is always better (link)

Interesting marketing idea from the UK: free coffee for finding and returning a café’s coffee mugs which had been spread out over town (link)

Cheap and convenient: Nestle is selling instant coffee (with sugar and cream) in small packets to increase sales in Africa (link)

Tufts University in Somerville, MA, has hipsters too (No, PDX, it’s not just you) (link)

Howard Schultz has been nominated as CEO of the Decade by MarketWatch, though if I were to bet, I’d put my money on Steve Jobs. (link)

Friday Afternoon Links-December 3rd

Here are a few things that went on in the coffee world this week, in case you missed them.

Starbucks is working on recycling all their cups (Link)

In Munich, Germany, Laundromat+Coffee Shop = Laundrocafé (Link)

Instead of selling Fair Trade coffee, Illy educates and train its growers (Link)

More bad weather in Colombia could mean higher coffee prices in 2011 (Link to BusinessWeek article)

The barista from Dutch Bros. who killed a man who attempted to rob his kiosk will not face charges (Link)

Costa Rica is importing green coffee beans for the first time to satisfy domestic demand (Link)

Rumor has it that Starbucks is thinking about buying Peet’s Coffee (Link)

Coffee grown in California? Yep. (Link)

The Restroom Association of Singapore (that’s not a misprint) has granted 5-star status to a coffee shop’s commode in Singapore’s Tampines area (Link)

Equator Coffee and Teas is working with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to improve the lives of their coffee growers (and others) (Link)

By making coffee buying decisions easier, Seattle’s Best is hoping to reach more customers (Link)

Interested in the history of the Moka express pot? Do you even know what a Moka express pot is? Here’s a quick explanation (Link)