The K-Cup – An Innovative Idea

A K-Cup is a unique creation, designed and patented to work with the Keurig single cup brewing system. It is a little plastic container, similar to an individual coffee creamer, that holds an exact measure of coffee. To guarantee freshness, coffee is packaged within 24 hours of being ground. Then, the K-cup is passed through a nitrogen flush to remove any oxygen. It is sealed with a foil lid, locking out oxygen, light, and moisture and locking in freshness and flavor. A ‘use by’ date is stamped on each K-Cup.

Each run of K-Cups is checked by the roaster to ensure that there is less than 2% oxygen in each, which helps maintain freshness. There are over 200 roasts, different blends, and types of coffees in K-Cups now and coffee devotees will be amazed at the variety. Respected coffee roasters like Timothy’s, Tulleys, Newman’s Own organic blends have some of their finest coffees packaged in K-cups. There are many different coffees from Green Mountain, including Certified Fair Trade Rain Forest and Wild Mountain Blueberry, new in 2008. The robust Wicked Winter blend, combines Fair Trade coffees from Indonesia and Central America, for a delicious cup.

Green Mountain makes over 4.5 million K-Cups a week in their roasting facility outside Waterbury, Vermont. In 2008, Green Mountain sold over one billion K-cups for use with the Keurig brewing machines. This number includes teas from Celestial Seasonings, Twinings, and Bigelow, as well as, a variety of hot cocoas like Timothy’s best seller, White Hot Chocolate.

The Keurig brewing system brings an infinite variety of different blends and roasts to be enjoyed. You can try a rich flavored coffee or an extra bold blend, anything that sounds really good, but you don’t have expense of buying numerous bags of beans. What if you decide some exotic blend that sounded good really isn’t your big favorite; now you’ve spent between $9.95 and $12.95 on a bag of coffee that will just sit on your pantry shelf! With K-Cups, there’s no more bags of stale beans to jog the budget conscience. You’ll have plenty of variety and fresh flavor – at less cost. Give it a try!