Welcome to 2022,

Figured I would start this blog with a coffee and some coffee news.

A recent clinical study published in "Nutrients Journal" has found positive effects of coffee on digestion an the gut. The study points out that coffee protects against some common digestive complaints such as gallstones and certain liver diseases. I am also very glad to say that the study suggested that moderate coffee consumption (defined by EFSA as 3-5 cups per day) was not found to generate harmful effects on the various organs of the digestive tract.

Here is some great fun news. I must say that being a Canadian who gets a lot of snow in the winter (recently had 55cm of snow over 24 hours) I want to congratulate the Jamaican 4-man bobsled team for qualifying for the winter Olympics. This is the first time in over 20 years for them and I'll be cheering for "Cool Runnings"!

Finally I want to congratulate the whole Second Cup Global family that participated in our recent  virtual Symposium. It was great to see members of the Second Cup community interacting with each other from all over the world. Congratulations to our Latte Art Champion - Ajay Bhagat from Oman and Paulina Sporna our Beverage Creator Champion from Swindon UK.

Special congratulations to all the regions that participated in the 2021 Enviro Challenge. The Second Cup Kuwait team came out as our 2021 Enviro Champs with their multiple environment friendly efforts topped by spending a whole day at the cleaning the beach of all rubbish. Some videos will be posted on our upcoming YouTube channel... Stay tuned.

I'd like to finish with another amazing quote from one of the world's greatest philosophers: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle

Have a great Day!

Jim Ragas, President & CEO