Caribou Coffee will celebrate the memory of one of its most passionate roastmasters, Amy Erickson, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1995. Throughout October, Caribou Coffee will once again offer Amy's Blend coffee and new Amy's Blend tea, along with other merchandise, at all its stores and online via the compay's Web site.
The company will donate 10 percent of all sales of Amy's Blend coffee, tea and merchandise to Susan G. Komen for the Cure with the goal of raising $200,000.
Erickson's passion for coffee and for life, even while battling cancer, was contagious and inspirational and has left a lasting imprint on the company, Caribou officials said. A plaque and quality control facility was dedicated to Erickson in 1995 and then rededicated on Oct. 13, 2004. Amy's Blend coffee is inspired by some of Erickson's favorite coffee beans from East Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia. The new Amy's Blend tea is a vibrant caffeine-free red tea from South Africa blended with spicy cardamom and cinnamon.
Other Amy's Blend merchandise available in October that helps support Susan G. Komen for the Cure includes coffee, tea and travel mugs; stainless steel water bottles; pens: notebooks and reusable totes.
