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Our first Social Media Contest has now successfully completed! Here are the winners of a $25 gift certificate each for our first-ever Easter Egg Hunt. Congratulations to all of our winners - we thank you for participating and being part of our community!
Here is the earlier formal announcement of the contest is below, including rules:
Coffeewiz, a New Jersey-based single serve coffee and gourmet loose We are launching our first ever social media contest that will incorporate Twitter and Facebook.
The Coffeewiz Easter Egg Hunt contest runs for a limited time for 11 days, starting Friday, March 26, 2010 through Monday, April 5, 2010. The rules are available on the Coffeewiz Fan Page:
1. An Easter Egg will be hidden on the Coffeewiz website daily.
2. A clue will be announced daily starting Friday March 26th.
3. The daily clue will be announced on one of two CoffeeWiz social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter.
4. Entrants must e-mail link where the egg has been found to Vickie@coffeewiz.com. Please include your name and e-mail.
5. Posting winning links publicly will lead to disqualification.
6. Prizes include
a. A $25 Coffeewiz gift certificate for the quickest response.
b. A daily 15% Coffeewiz discount code that will expire in 48 hours.
7. Winners will be contacted by e-mail.
8. Entrants are only allowed to win the contest once.
The contest seeks to reward Coffeewiz website visitors and social media participants. This contest was developed on the heels of the success of its first-ever Facebook contest, “Unpack the Magic,” which rewarded Facebook Fan entrants for creativity in showing how they incorporate single serve coffee into their lives.
Coffeewiz launched their Facebook Fan Page as a platform to communicate with fans as part of their new social media effort to listen to and engage single serve coffee and loose leaf tea lovers.
Coffeewiz encourages participation by allowing Facebook fans to add their own comments, videos and photos on the social media platform, at http://facebook.com/coffeewiz.
“I started Coffeewiz 6 years ago as an extension of Evans Quality Coffee Service family owned for over 50 years, “says Jim Evans, Vice President. “I am excited about our daily live social media interaction with our fans, customers and friends, so we can learn more about them and in turn, they can learn more about us.”
Vickie Smith-Siculiano, Coffeewiz Social Media Coordinator, says “Social media is about audience, sharing and value, and that’s what Coffeewiz is about. Coffeewiz customers, friends and fans are already spreading the word. We hope this contest will continue to grow our
Community and keep our growing audience engaged.”
Based in Moonachie, NJ, Coffeewiz.com was founded by coffee lovers and specializes in single serve coffee, including Keurig, Tassimo, Senseo, Dolce Gusto, Coffee Pods, Lavazza and Gourmet imported Loose Leaf Tea. The e-commerce retailer can be found on the web at http://www.Coffeewiz.com.
Coffeewiz Announces Winners of Facebook Photo and Video Contest, “Unpack the Magic”
Coffeewiz, single serve coffee and gourmet loose leaf tea online retailer, announces winners of Facebook Photo & Video Contest, “Unpack the Magic.”
Coffeewiz, a New Jersey-based single serve coffee and gourmet loose leaf tea online retailer, announces winners of its first ever Facebook Contest entitled “Unpack the Magic.” Two Facebook contest winners were selected by Coffeewiz staff, one winner for each photo and video category.
The contest ran for a limited time from February 21, 2010 through March 21st, 2010. The two winners each receive a $100 Coffeewiz gift certificate.
The Facebook contest winner in the video category is Jennifer Staresina of Indiana, who entered a video of her toddler, Lucy, demonstrating the ease of making a single serve coffee. In the video, Lucy pushes two stools up to the kitchen counter to reach the single serve brewer, and then presses a button to brew a cup of coffee for her mother. She also plays with boxes of unopened K-cups in the unpacked Coffeewiz shipment. “We had fun,” Staresina jubilantly says, “Miss Lucy can’t get enough of watching herself in the video.”
The photo contest winner is Melissa Powers of California, who entered a photo of the K-cup cabinet her husband built to contain her K-cups at her single serve brewing station. There is a coffee cake in front of the single serve brewer where Powers made the Dark Magic Coffee that she substituted for water in the recipe. By the time she returns to the kitchen, a slice of cake has already been taken by a family member. When Powers was announced as the photo contest entry, she glowingly states, “Since the economy crashed, Coffee has become a bit of a luxury. This is truly a gift and I never expected to win. I am unbelievably excited. Maybe I’ll try something new.”
The Facebook contest sought to reward creativity in showing how entrants “Unpack the Magic,” of Coffeewiz in their home or office. Entrants were encouraged to include friends, family or pets to tell the story of how they brew their favorite coffee or tea.
Coffeewiz launched their Facebook Fan Page as a platform to communicate with fans as part of their new social media effort to listen to and engage single serve coffee and loose leaf tea lovers. Coffeewiz encourages participation by allowing Facebook fans to add their own comments, videos and photos on the social media platform.
“We are delighted to announce the winners of our Facebook Fan contest,” says Jim Evans, President of Coffeewiz. “The winning entries were the most creative and engaging for our Facebook Fan community, and we are excited about our daily live interaction with our fans, customers and friends.”
Vickie Smith-Siculiano, Coffeewiz Social Media Coordinator, says “We are delighted to announce the winners of our first Facebook photo and video contest. We hope this contest will continue to grow our community and keep our growing audience engaged.”
Based in Moonachie, NJ, Coffeewiz.com was founded by coffee lovers and specializes in single serve coffee, including Keurig, Tassimo, Senseo, Dolce Gusto, Coffee Pods, Lavazza and Gourmet imported Loose Leaf Tea. The e-commerce retailer can be found on the web at http://www.coffeewiz.com/.
In this video, Tea Sommelier Chris Cason gives us unsight into the history of tea, and shows us some of the popular varieties of our new Tavalon Tea product line. Learn the four different loose leaf tea varieties, including green tea, black tea, herbal tea, oolong tea.
Chris opens a jar of Crimson Punch, already one of our most popular tea varieties. The tea is an herbal variety, made of chunks of dried fruit and hibiscus flowers.
The Lemongreen loose leaf tea variety is also discussed, one of the popular loose leaf tea varieties Coffeewiz chose to offer in the loose tea product line.
Did you know that the 'tea' spoon originated from the actual measurement for tea?
VIDEO: Coffeewiz President Single Serve Coffee Interview
This video clip aired today on the WLIW program, Live It Up. Jim Evans, President of Coffeewiz. Jim Evans, President of Coffeewiz, was interviewed by Donna Drake, on Live It Up.
Jim shares with you how to brew a great cup of coffee using a single serve coffee Keurig brewer.
Coffeewiz Announces Addition of Tavalon Loose Leaf Tea To Product Line
We are excited to carry the Tavalon Loose Leaf Tea for our customers.
Here is our latest press release on the topic:
Coffeewiz Introduces New Line of Gourmet Tavalon Loose Leaf Tea to E-Commerce Website, Offers Customers New Multiple Health Benefits
Coffeewiz.com, a leading e-commerce retailer of single serve coffee and loose leaf tea, announced today the addition of the Tavalon Loose Leaf Tea product line to their current selection of gourmet loose leaf tea products.
“The decision to carry the Tavalon product line was easy,” says Jim Evans, Vice President of Coffeewiz.com. “I taste all of our tea products and from my first cup of this rich tea I knew I wanted to share this experience with our customers.”
Tavalon Tea has received much media attention over recent years. Most recently, it was featured on NBC News (December, 2009) in a segment on recommended culinary gifts for food lovers for the holidays.
Evans and Coffeewiz staff sampled different Tavalon varieties to see which products they felt would suit their customers best. It was unanimously decided that a wide variety of teas would be best suited. Coffeewiz will carry a Tavalon tea product in each anti-oxidant rich tea leaf variety, including black tea, green tea, white tea, and oolong tea. In addition, selections were chosen of rooibos and other herbal teas. The new Coffeewiz line of Tavalon Loose Leaf Tea varieties includes Earl Grey Reserve, NYC Breakfast, Kama Chai Sutra, Jasmine Dream, Summer Fruits, Lemongreen, Tropical Peony, Peachy Oolong, Serenity and Crimson Punch.
Tavalon presents a fresh, new, accessible face for tea while educating the general public about its many health benefits. The multiple health benefits of drinking tea, as concluded by numerous studies and reported by publications such as the Harvard Health Watch, include anti-cancer properties, increasing metabolism, fighting diabetes, boosting mental alertness and aiding the immune system.
“We are proud to announce our partnership with Coffeewiz.com,” says Tavalon Founder and CEO, John-Paul Lee. “Tea and coffee go hand-in-hand and we believe that there is a strong symbiotic relationship between the two businesses. We are looking forward to the new venture.”
The addition of the Tavalon loose leaf tea product line comes on the heels of the success of Coffeewiz’s introduction of the loose leaf tea infuser mug and loose leaf tea infuser teapot, developed as a single serve solution to brewing tea. “Coffeewiz Facebook Fans and our single serve coffee community is used to the touch of a button and thought that brewing loose leaf tea would be a hassle,” says Vickie Smith-Siculiano, Coffeewiz Social Media Coordinator. “We realized we needed to offer a single-serve solution to brewing an individual serving of tea so our community could take advantage of loose leaf tea’s many health benefits.”
Coffeewiz.com was founded by coffee lovers and specializes in single serve products, including Keurig, Tassimo, Senseo, Dolce Gusto, Coffee Pods, Lavazza and Gourmet imported Loose Leaf Tea. The privately held corporation is headquartered in Moonachie, NJ and can be found on the web at http://www.Coffeewiz.com.
Featuring Keurig's patented brewing technology, the precise amount of water at the perfect temperature is delivered every time for balanced flavor. A My K-Cup® filter is included with the brewer for your choice of any coffee roast.
This video was shot behind the scenes for an upcoming episode of "Live It Up" with Donna Drake. It was filmed at Digital Waterworks in Long Island, NY, featuring a comparison of the old style brewing we know as "drip" coffee to Single Serve coffee, what we all know now as the future of coffee!
How to Make Turkish Tea - Turkey - The #1 Tea Consuming Country!
The Turks do not drink their tea in ceramic mugs, or brew it the convenient single serve way. It is servcd strong, black and steaming hot in small, tulip-shaped glasses called 'ince belli.' The Turks serve multiple glasses of the red-colored tea. Also, tea houses are customary in parks and public spaces. The tea house is going through a transformation to more trendy tea pubs.
Turkish Tea is both brewed and drunk in Turkey similar to Russian Tea, moreso than the English or Chinese enjoy their tea. Both Turkey and Russia brew tea in a a samovar – a brass water boiler that is charcoal fueled, using rich black tea. Both cultures brew tea for fifteen minutes or more and then mix it with very hot, but not boiling, water to lighten it to taste. They then sweeten it with sugar to taste, but never add honey or milk to their glass tea cup. The Turkish and Russian cultures also both drink their tea in small, thin glasses, rather than ceramic or porcelain cups.
History of Tea Drinking in Turkey
Tea drinking in Turkey actually dates back to the 1600s. According to one legend, Back then, coffeehouses had quickly become places where men would gather to drink coffee, puff on hookahs, play their table games like tabli, and discuss the day's affairs.After a series of fires caused by hookahs swept through the land around 1633, all the coffeehouses were ordered to be closed by an angry sultan. The Turks switched to tea as an alternative, and became quite fond of the substitute.
How To Make Turkish Tea
- Prepare a small teapot by adding about one heaping teaspoon of full-bodied, rich black tea per cup (Kings English Breakfast Black Tea, Kings Dimbulla Black Tea, Jaf Majestic Ceylon Pekoe Black Tea work very well).
- Boil about 1 cup of water per cup of tea on a stove top or in a samovar.
- Pour HALF of the steaming water into the teapot. Let it steep for at least 15 minutes, keeping both the teapot and the remaining water piping hot.
- Pour the tea into a small glass cup, or ince belli, about halfway. Add the water to fill the remainder, with sugar to taste. But remember that the Turks never add milk or honey!
While we carry a full selection of single serve brewers, we also carry a full line of gourmet loose leaf teas. Our rich black teas are a great substitute for Turkish Black Tea, with its rich flavor and aroma.
The Coffeewiz Single Serve Glass Tea Brewing Solution will be up on our website within the next day or two. Join us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter to be the first to know!
Please share your comments on this Turkish Tea post, for Tea Time Tuesday!
Coffeewiz Announces Facebook Photo and Video Contest
Coffeewiz, a New Jersey-based single serve coffee and gourmet loose leaf tea online retailer, as launched its first ever Facebook Contest entitled “Unpack the Magic.” The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate for Coffeewiz.com.
The contest will seeks to reward creativity in showing how entrants “Unpack the Magic,” of Coffeewiz in their home or office. Entrants are encouraged to include friends, family or pets to tell the story of how they brew their favorite coffee or tea.
The contest runs for a limited time from February 21, 2010 through March 21st, 2010. The rules are available on the Coffeewiz Fan Page:
1. All entrants must be a fan of the Coffeewiz Facebook Fan Page at http://facebook.com/coffeewiz.
2. Photo and/or video entries must be posted to the Coffeewiz Facebook Fan Page wall for consideration.
3. Limit to two photos/videos per fan.
4. Selections will be displayed on both Facebook and Coffeewiz.com.
5. One winner from each category will each receive a $100 gift certificate to http://www.coffeewiz.com.
Coffeewiz launched their Facebook Fan Page as a platform to communicate with fans as part of their new social media effort to listen to and engage single serve coffee and loose leaf tea lovers. Coffeewiz encourages participation by allowing Facebook fans to add their own comments, videos and photos on the social media platform, at http://facebook.com/coffeewiz.
“I started Coffeewiz 6 years ago as an extension of Evans Quality Coffee Service family owned for over 50 years, “says Jim Evans, Vice President. “We are embracing existing relationships with our local clientele and building new ones by communicating with our customers on an entirely new level,” says Evans. “Within five minutes of going live, our Facebook Fan Page got its first response. Now with our Facebook Fan page, we can extend our family here at Coffeewiz and be part of the Social Media world. I am excited about our daily live interaction with our fans, customers and friends, so we can learn more about them and in turn, they can learn more about us.”
Vickie Smith-Siculiano, Coffeewiz Social Media Coordinator, says “Social media is about audience, sharing and value, and that’s what Coffeewiz is about. Coffeewiz customers, friends and fans are already spreading the word. We hope this contest will continue to grow our
Community and keep our growing audience engaged.”
Based in Moonachie, NJ, Coffeewiz.com was founded by coffee lovers and specializes in single serve coffee, including Keurig, Tassimo, Senseo, Dolce Gusto, Coffee Pods, Lavazza and Gourmet imported Loose Leaf Tea. The e-commerce retailer can be found on the web at http://www.Coffeewiz.com.
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