coffee in a cup

Is coffee good for your health?

Prairie Fare: Buttermilk Pancakes

Just call me MacGyver,” my husband said, referencing a mid-1980s and 1990s TV show character. I looked up from my task to see if he was fixing something with a paper clip, chewing gum or his pocketknife, as the secret agent used to do. The TV character often narrowly escaped explosions with his clever solutions


Colombia’s coffee sector seen needing complete overhaul

Bogota | Reuters –– Colombia’s coffee sector needs a complete overhaul to recover from a huge loss of global market share, says a government-commissioned report, seen by Reuters, in which the recommendations include deregulation of exports and the introduction of a minimum price. Despite the undisputed quality of its mild arabica coffees, Colombia now supplies

woman in her bakery

Building a business — one step at a time

Family opens Honey House Bakery and Café in Rivers

When Georgine Mann was expecting her youngest son Jesse, she decided she wanted to raise him herself and not return to her credit union job. Georgine and husband John decided to buy her uncle’s apiary business so she could be a stay-at-home mother. “We started making Honey Brand Honey Pumpkin Muffins to sell at craft

Rolling Up The Rim To A Better Business

What does a guy who sells coffee and doughnuts know about farming? Very little. But that didn’t prevent Ron Buist, the former marketing director for Canada’s favourite coffee house from delivering an intriguing message to farmers at the 2011 Manitoba Special Crops Symposium. The marketing guru behind Tim Hortons “Roll Up the Rim to Win”



Caffeine Addicts Get No Real Perk From Morning Cup

Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by British scientists. Bristol University researchers found that drinkers develop a tolerance to both the anxiety-producing and the stimulating effects of caffeine, meaning that it only brings them back to baseline levels

Friend or foe?

A gentleman came in wearing a Legion blazer and navy beret, insisting they had both “shrunk” since last year at this time. Coming home from a trip out west one year in November, we stopped for breakfast at a little town in Saskatchewan. The place looked rather deserted as we crossed the railway tracks. No


Caffeinated beverages in moderation

A moderate amount of caffeine can improve our alertness, and sometimes our performance on mental tasks. Caffeine is naturally found in coffee, tea and chocolate, and it is added as a flavouring ingredient to some carbonated beverages. For example, it imparts a slightly bitter flavour to cola beverages. Caffeine-free soda pop usually has a slightly