What is the number one coffee?

Folgers coffee label that shows it is number one
The label even says it! Number one packaged ground coffee.

QUESTION: What is the number one coffee in the United States? What do people really drink most? – Anne R

ANSWER: If you’re looking for the number one coffee, seeing how people vote with their wallets is a pretty good approach. It turns out that in the ground coffee category, Folgers is the clear winner with sales of more than $1 billion a year.

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Does McDonalds have decaf coffee?

McCafe McDonald's coffee

QUESTION: – Does McDonalds have decaf coffee? – Fidel P.

ANSWER: The answer to this question is multilayered and more complex than it ever really needed to be. For decades of business, the answer was no, as the fast-food chain had no decaf options on their coffee menu, either in hot or iced form. If you were traveling and in need of some decaf coffee to give you the semblance of a pick-me-up, team Mickey D did not tend to have your back.

However, a quick google search will turn up an article which discusses how there are some rare exceptions to the rule. The story suggests that merely asking to speak with the manager on duty and nicely requesting a cup of decaf can have some varied results depending on the location of the McDonalds. According to this source, some McDonalds locations have decaf coffee on-hand, but do not typically make any unless asked by a customer, as there is such a low demand for decaf. 

In mid-2020, McDonalds announced that they were now offering a few decaf menu options regularly at McDonald’s locations across the globe.

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What is a McDonalds coffee box?

QUESTION: – What is a McDonalds coffee box? – Alexia W.

ANSWER: – If you are ever running a little bit late for work, it’s always nice to pick something up for your team on the way in order to (more or less) excuse your tardiness amongst your co-workers. What better way to save the day than with a McDonalds coffee box? For somewhere in the vicinity of a ten dollar bill (prices can be as high as 11.99 in some locations), Mickey D’s can turn you into the office caffeine plug, and help you get away with your fair share of late arrivals amongst your co-workers. 

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Is French Roast Dark?

coffee in a french cafe, probably french roast

QUESTION: Is French Roast dark? What does French Roast actually mean? It’s my favorite, and I don’t know how it translates to the light to dark spectrum. — Bobby M. 

ANSWER: French roasts aren’t necessarily from France, although that’s where the roasting technique came from. French roast is one of the roasting styles that falls into the “dark” part of the spectrum. 

In fact, a French roast is the darkest roast of all. Italian roast, or espresso roast, is lighter than French roast (but still considered a dark roast) and Vienna roast falls in between espresso roast and French roast. Coffee beans that have been French roasted are the color of dark chocolate.

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