CUPS is a family owned and operated business. We live right here in Jackson, so we know our customers because they are our neighbors. We try to keep as much of the money we make in the community by roasting our own coffee, baking much of our pastries and purchasing as many items as possible from local sources. A couple of these items include our wildflower honey (harvested in Florence, MS). We also purchase our disposable utensils through a program run by Whitfield State Hospital.
We support our community through various charities and community services and activities. We support local artists by providing gallery space at no cost and no commission at seven of our locations.
Our managers and baristas are friendly, knowledgeable and highly motivated to serve you the finest products in a courteous, efficient and friendly manner.
If you ever experience a problem with our products or services please contact the manager on duty or the owners. We can be reached at 601-853-2371 or email us at cups
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Legend has it that coffee was discovered by a 9th century Ethiopian goat herder, named Kaldi.
There are 2 basic species of coffee beans, Arabica and Robusta. Robusta beans are grown at lower altitudes and make up about 75% of all of the coffee in the world. It is an inexpensive bean used in mass production roasters for "grocery store" type coffee as well as many restaurants and coffee "shops".
Arabica is grown at high altitudes, usually in shade and is much more rare and more costly. It is almost universally considered to have better flavor and taste than Robusta beans. As with wine grapes, the Arabica bean's flavor and taste are influenced by the soils they are grown in, that is why there are so many varieties. Robusta beans tend to taste the same regardless of where they are grown. Arabica is considerably lower in caffeine than Robusta. It is served in better coffeehouses and restaurants.
Cups offers only Arabica beans and brewed coffee!
Coffee And Health
While there is a great deal of controversy regarding coffee and caffeine (and tea), here are some of the latest findings:
A study showed a potential benefit from drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages.
A team at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease studied people with a high risk of liver problems and found those who drank more caffeine had fewer liver abnormalities.
They surveyed 5,944 adults at high risk for liver damage because of heavy drinking, hepatitis infection, iron overload or obesity.
Researchers found thatpeople studied were more likely to have normal liver function.
"These results warrant further study," said Dr. James Everhart, who helped lead the study.
Coffee and Diabetes
Jan. 5, 2004 -- A new study suggests that coffee drinkers seem to have a lower risk of diabetes. But don't take this news as carte blanche to drink more coffee, researchers caution.
"It is too premature to recommend increased coffee drinking as a means to prevent type 2 diabetes," writes lead researcher Frank B. Hu, MD, PhD, with the Harvard School of Public Health. His study appears in the current Annals of Internal Medicine
