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Full of (fresh) beans

Published on June 5, 2012; Published on June 5, 2012

Topics :: Tim Hortons , St. John's

I write concerning "Fixed it for you" by Daniel MacEachern, May 30.

In this article, Jon Howse of Fixed Coffee and Baking in St. John's discusses his new business venture and what makes his coffee unique.

His statement regarding Tim Hortons coffee being kept in a warehouse for two years could not be further from the truth.

Because Tim Hortons serves two billion cups of coffee each year, we have the quickest bean turnaround in the industry.

In fact, our coffee beans go from roasting plant to restaurant within 10 to 30 days, so they are always fresh.

Tim Hortons applauds Mr. Howse's passion and enthusiasm for the coffee business, which we also share, and wishes him continued success.

Alexandra Cygal

manager, Public Affairs

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Jon Keefe

- June 6, 2012 at 16:39:09

Children couldn't work on a coffee plantation; the work's way too hard. Also, coffee is roasted in the destination country; only green, unroasted beans are exported. Green beans have a shelf life of about two years; roasted coffee starts going stale after about two weeks; ground coffee is good for maybe two minutes. Without insulting people who enjoy Tim Horton's coffee, I strongly encourage people to get out there and actually try a cup of quality coffee. There are so many places selling it around town that there's no excuse not to. Heck, roast your own -- it costs about $20 to set up a home roasting operation, and you can roast a few days' worth of beans in under ten minutes. You have the added benefit of enjoying actual fresh coffee (there is literally no comparison), knowing where your beans come from, and knowing the producers were paid a fair price. Tim Horton's offers coffee -- but do they offer Ethiopia Yirgacheffe? Brazil Santos? Sumatra Mandheling? Track down a local roaster and buy some fresh beans from them -- you'll be amazed. The difference in cup quality is as striking as the difference between canned and fresh produce.

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- NL Coffee Drinker
  
  - June 7, 2012 at 10:57:16
  
  Well said Jon Keefe!!
Herb Morrison

- June 6, 2012 at 14:08:18

Well-said Mr. Tizzard !!!

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Ron Tizzard

- June 6, 2012 at 08:34:10

Think Again, I have no connection or affiliation with Tim Hortons' other than buying a cup of their coffee from time to time; therefore I am positioned to offer an opinion - not of Tim's services, but to your innane comment, and the fact that you hide behind your anonimity. You can say what you want, from some information-hole in your basement, and shoot accusations at what has become a Canadian institution. Crawl out of your hole, and present some facts. Why don't you share your name if you are so sure of yourself! If you are sincere sign your name...you shouldn't fear any law-suits if you are correct. But, no, you're just another SNIPER shooting off your mouth from some bunker in your basement...too insecure to put your name beside your 'trash'.

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Think again

- June 5, 2012 at 16:55:48

How long are they sitting in the warehoues of the African or South American child and slave labour plantations before they sit for less than two years at the Tim's warehouse?

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