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QuickCheck: Can coffee dehydrate you?
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (766+ words) Thursday, 05 Feb 2026 From improving cognitive function to lowering the risk of chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, coffee has many beneficial qualities. However, there are those who say that coffee dehydrates you. Is this true? FOR generations, well-meaning friends, fitness instructors…...
New village flavours crossing borders
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1665+ words) Monday, 26 Jan 2026 Yaw (centre) with (from left) cafe crew Chew En Hong and cafe manager Jeremy Sim showing their winning product and the mock check they received for winning the Best Creative Marketing Special Award at the Kampung Good 2025 competition....
From soil to cup: Laos earns it place on the world coffee map
2+ week, 3+ day ago (485+ words) Sunday, 18 Jan 2026 An attendant dressed in the traditional Lao sinh skirt serves coffee to a customer at a coffee shop in Luang Prabang, northern Laos, Dec. 31, 2025. - Xinhua VIENTIANE: Upon stepping onto the land of Laos, a rich and distinctive aroma…...
Tidal wave of Chinese tea brands place bets on winning over American tastebuds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) NEW YORK/SHANGHAI: Amanda Wang, co-founder of Chinese fast-growing beverage chain Ningji Lemon Tea, made four research trips to the US before launching Bobobaba, designed to cater specifically to American tastes. With colourful, Instagram-friendly drinks filled with fruit pieces, boba…...
Colombian women take on coffee patriarchy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (742+ words) Monday, 08 Dec 2025 BOGOTA: The lush coffee trees that blanket the misty'hills of the Huila'region in south-western Colombia bear witness to a struggle.' Some are running'their own'farms, while others are forming'cooperatives to pool resources. A few have'minted their own boutique'brands. Yet…...
Oriental Kopi expands cafes and eyes international markets
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Oriental Kopi Holdings Bhd will continue to focus on expanding its cafe outlets in Malaysia and pursuing entry into new overseas markets as part of its growth strategy. The food and beverage company, in a filing with Bursa…...
Trump signs order to remove tariffs from Brazilian beef, coffee
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (439+ words) Friday, 21 Nov 2025 Pieces of meat are stocked inside a refrigerator at a butcher shop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday removed his 40% tariffs on Brazilian food products, including beef,…...
Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (816+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries....
Coffee chain unwraps festive treat for Malaysians
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) Saturday, 15 Nov 2025 AS THE year-end holiday season approaches, Luckin Coffee Malaysia has unveiled its latest festive line-up: the Little Butter Series and Holiday Series, launched in collaboration with Butterbear. This heartwarming partnership with one of Thailand's most popular character intellectual…...
Besides coffee, is there a better way to 'wake up' and get you through the day?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (843+ words) "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" is a popular phrase emblazoned on mugs. No wonder - many of us need that morning caffeine jolt to get into gear and be halfway able to interact with fellow humans. But…...