According to a recent, US research study published in the January 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women who consume more than two cups of coffee per day during pregnancy, were at twice the risk of miscarrying than those that abstain from coffee altogether.

The New Year is upon us once again and time for everybody to make the statutory resolutions for 2008, most of which will fall by the wayside half way through January. With that in mind, Starbucks have come up with a way to help customers keep their resolutions with the introduction a non fat, sugar free latte under the appropriately named "Skinny' platform.

In support of the fourth annual Fair Trade month in the US, Starbucks will feature a 100% Fair Trade Certified Café Estima Blend as the “Coffee of the Week” in participating stores in the United States and Canada for three weeks in October 2007.

If you own a Tassimo coffee maker and live in the USA or Canada, you may be pleased to hear that you will soon be able to enjoy Starbucks coffee without even leaving your home.

Caribou Coffee and Coca-Cola North America have joined forces to launch a new line of premium ready to drink iced coffees.

Caribou Iced Coffee will be available in three flavors including Espresso, Regular and Vanilla. They will be packaged in 12 oz aluminium bottles which are reclosable and recyclable. The unique Alumi-Tek aluminium bottle is produced by the Ball Corporation under licence from the Universal Can Company of Japan.

Since Francesco Illy invented the modern espresso machine in 1935, the premier Italian espresso company has continued to develop countless innovations and extend the authentic Italian experience to connoisseurs and coffee lovers worldwide. New to that experience, with it's superior technology comes the Francis Francis! X1 TRIO espresso machine.