INTRODUCTION to THE WORLD of COFFEE:

Thomas Coffee takes pride on keeping up with the latest information and developments in the coffee industry. Important news will be posted regularly on our website for your review and use. The links below provide additional information on the World of Coffee and we hope will provide you all the information you desire on the latest developments. You can also sign up for the Thomas Coffee monthly newsletter by clicking here.

For your convenience, we have grouped the links by type of information they might provide you – Coffee Associations, Health Benefits of Coffee, History of Coffee and Statistics about Coffee. Please feel free to utilize these sites and let us know if you were able to source the information you needed. An educated consumer is our best customer.

If you need additional sites about a specific information, please click here and let us know what you are looking for and we will be happy to send you additional information and/or links that address your specific question(s).

Sites for the Coffee Associations – International and Specialty Coffee Associations respectively:

• http://www.ico.org
• http://www.scaa.org

Sites for Health Benefits of Coffee:

• http://www.positivelycoffee.org/
• http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/coffee_health_benefits.htm
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coffee-and-health/an01354
• http://coffeescience.org/fitness/diseasefight
• http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/health/nutrition/15coff.html?_r=1

History of Coffee

• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coffee/
• http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=68

Links to statistics about coffee

• http://www.e-importz.com/Support/specialty_coffee.htm
• http://www.professorshouse.com/food-beverage/beverages/coffee-facts-statistics.aspx

Coffee Club Networks

• http://www.coffeeclubnetwork.com