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January 23, 2017

PURPOD100® at Compost 2017 – USCC

PURPOD100® Exhibiting at Compost 2017 with the world’s first certified compostable single serve coffee pod. Compost 2017 is brought to you by the US Composting Council. To learn more please visit: http://compostingcouncil.org/compost2017/

January 17, 2017

Caffeine may counter age-related inflammation

A chronic inflammatory process that occurs in some, but not all, older people may trigger cardiovascular problems, a new Stanford study shows. Part of the solution might be found in a cup of coffee. Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have unearthed a connection between advancing age, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease and coffee consumption. Extensive

December 8, 2016

Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing runs spotlight on Club Coffee

Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing Ltd. is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the growth of Ontario manufacturing. Originally conceived by Paul Boothe and Richard Dicerni as a vehicle to implement the recommendations of the Lawrence Centre’s “Future of Canadian Manufacturing” research, Ontario Government funding for the Network was announced in Budget 2014. The

December 7, 2016

Club Coffee Earns Top Food Safety Marks Again

Club Coffee has achieved a top international food safety rating for the second year in a row. BRC Global Standards awarded the company its AA rating after a comprehensive November 2016 audit of Club’s facilities, systems and procedures. The audit paid close attention to how well Club Coffee employees understand their roles in ensuring a safe

September 28, 2016

Club Coffee wins Bio-Based Product of the Year Award for PURPOD100®

We are pleased to announce that PURPOD100® has won the Bio-Based Product of the Year Award. About the Award The Bio-Based Innovation Awards 2016 – Americas edition, is a continent wide search for the best bio-based product and chemical innovations for the year. The award covers products currently available for purchase in North, Central or South America

August 26, 2016

Club Coffee selected as the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics Winner for PURPOD100®

PURPOD100® has earned Club Coffee the 2016 Innovation in Bioplastics award from SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and the SPI Bioplastics Council. About the Award: The competition acknowledges the year’s most creative, state-of-the-art innovation in the bioplastics industry. •SPI selects one company a year for its innovative application of bioplastics materials, products or processes

May 10, 2016

Going by the Green Rulebook

It’s playoff time in the NBA and the NHL and fans are paying very close attention to the referees. Are they making the right calls? Are they interpreting the rules fairly? The same is true for the staff of the Federal Trade Commission. Many of them are referees in the marketing arena. They are watching the

February 25, 2016

Single Serve Coffee: Time to Ban or Time to Do Better?

Hamburg, Germany is banning city-funded purchases of single serve coffee pods as part of a green purchasing policy for its municipal operations. City officials point to the waste associated with single serve as the reason for their decision. Club Coffee gets that. It’s the reason for the groundbreaking research that led to PURPOD100® —

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Club Coffee is the recipient of the 2018 Waste Wiki Environmental Leadership Award