Green Mountain Coffee and Blue Mountain Coffee differ by only one word, yet they belong to completely different concepts. The former is a commercial coffee brand from Vermont in the United States, known for its K-Cup single-serve system and its environmental and fair trade philosophy; the latter is a top-tier single-origin coffee produced in Jamaica's Blue Mountains, subject to strict regional standards, with scarce output and a high price. This article will sort out the essential differences between the two one by one from the perspectives of origin background, brand positioning, market history, and quality standards, and introduce the Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee beans recommended by Front Street Coffee along with brewing suggestions, helping coffee lovers clearly distinguish between these two coffees that are often confused. [more…]

Blue Mountain coffee has been famous worldwide since the last century. Today, a brand called "Green Mountain Coffee" has come into the public eye. Many friends have asked Front Street, "Is Green Mountain Coffee riding on Blue Mountain Coffee's coattails?" "Is Green Mountain Coffee a counterfeit of Blue Mountain Coffee?" and similar questions. So Front Street decided [more…]

全球食品巨头雀巢宣布将收购星巴克旗下品牌Seattle's Best Coffee，此举被视为雀巢持续加码北美咖啡市场的重要一步。这并非两家公司首次合作——2018年雀巢曾以71.5亿美元获得星巴克零售业务分销权。此次收购将进一步丰富雀巢在北美地区的咖啡品牌矩阵，预计于2022年底前完成。与此同时，雀巢今年已接连完成多笔收购，并推出咖啡可持续发展新计划。 [more…]