Coffee Blends
Their coffees are categorized into K-Cup Coffee & Tea, Seasonal Flavors & Blends, Signature Blends, Newman’s Own Organics, Single Origin Coffees, and Fair Trade & Organic Coffees. K-Cup stands for Keurig Cup which means that coffee is freshly brewed using the Keurig brewer. Their Signature Blends have been customer favorites for 25 years, followed by the second generation of their product line, Newman’s Own Organics. The Single Origin Coffees are considered coffees of distinction since they have been handpicked from various South American regions where quality coffee beans abound. Their Fair Trade and Organic Coffees benefit the farmers in the developing countries, allowing them to have direct access to international markets and manage their own businesses with a fair price for their products.

To ensure convenience, the company came up with Café Express which offers flexible and care-free delivery of your favorite coffee and tea. Free subscriptions are available online to take advantage of the Café Express. Once a member, you can enjoy perks and privileges plus instant discounts with every order. Furthermore, you can have your order delivered on your preferred schedule and orders can be changed whenever you want it.

Coffee Machines and Accessories
Green Mountain also owns Keurig, the manufacturer of the popular single server coffee makers. Apart from coffee, the company also sells accessories, gifts, and coffee samplers that complement their products. These unique and handcrafted items from Vermont and across the globe include coffee cups, mugs & tumblers, and customized home accessories. Nice gift baskets can be great gift ideas, too. Plus, coffee would be just as perfect when paired with sweets, pastries, and mixes.

Green Mountain Coffee: The Company
As the company has grown, its operation extended to as far as Europe and many countries around the world and has partnered with various organizations promoting social and environmental responsibility. Environmental awareness is consistently observed in all aspects of their business operations. Green Mountain Coffee supports and creates partnerships with a wide a range of organizations such as UN Global Compact, Coffee Kids, Heifer International, Salvation Army and Red Cross, National Wildlife Federation, and many other coffee-growing communities worldwide. The company has a non-profitable organization called the Green Mountain Coffee Foundation that provides various activities and programs to communities where their employees live and work. The CAFÉ (Community Action for Employees) program of the company gives the employees a chance to provide voluntary support to their community.

Green Mountain Coffee is more than just a coffee company. It has the commitment to serve the society and protect the environment. It is an organization worth-admiring and deserves appreciation.

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• Green Mountain Dark Magic Extra Bold K-cup, 12-Count Boxes (Pack of 6)
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Decaffeinated doesn’t mean the taste’s been stripped away – at least not any more. Depending on the brand, the freshness of the bean and even the roasting process, decaf can create a seriously good cup of coffee.

Beans that have been decaffeinated have been, for the most part, washed of the caffeine that’s in them. This is done before the roasting process and in several different ways. There is even a type of coffee that comes from Madagascar that’s naturally decaffeinated.

For regular beans, however, the process to remove the caffeine involves a chemical that’s used to pull out the caffeine before roasting. This chemical is completely washed from the bean before it’s even dried. The second way to get the octane out of coffee beans is to wash the beans with steam prior to roasting. This removes the outer layers of the beans that are rich in caffeine. Once washed, the beans are dried and roasted.

Since the main ways to remove caffeine take place long before the beans are roasted to pull their flavors out, decaffeinated coffee still, for the most part, retains its rich flavor. The end result is a bean that’s still perfect for home grinding, but won’t help keep its drinker awake for hours on end.

Caffeine in low doses is not a big deal, but for those who drink pots and pots of coffee a day, the drug can start to add up. The decaffeinated blends are a great way to go for that last cup of the night or even as a full-time substitute to regular, fully loaded coffee.

The decaf craze has taken off, too, giving coffee lovers lots of choices in flavors that come without caffeine. From dark and light roasts to gourmet blends infused with other taste sensations, there’s no longer two choices when it comes to coffee: decaf or regular. Think vanilla, hazelnut, dark roast, chocolate and on and on.

If quality is a big concern, consider buying freshly roasted beans that are decaf and grinding them yourself. The fresh grind should help ensure flavor remains rich and high.