Coffee Beanery Bombs

There is a shortage of franchised coffee shops on Guam. However, one chain that we have on island is the Coffee Beanery located at Micronesian Mall. They also have two in Tumon (next to Denial's Night Club and across from Ballscratchers; another one in Pacific Breezeway).

Coffee Beanery's success on Guam is bewildering to me. Ok, I get it, they have tasty blended coffee drinks for $5 that could make anyone an addict on the high sugar, fat (cream), and caffeine content.

But they don't offer soymilk as an alternative, nor do they offer ANY organic coffee or teas. After speaking to the owner of this cafe about offering soymilk, he declined, saying that it was not profitable to keep it in stock for the few people that ask for it! He said he would not stock it, leading me to believe he cares little for his customers, and more about the profit he makes selling his addictive drinks to our people, leading the way to increase disease for our islanders.

And what is with using styrofoam cups that NEVER biodegrade? Doesn't the owner and Coffee Beanery corporation care about the environment?  Coffee Beanery on Guam probably sells 100 cups of coffee a day, that leads to 36,500 styrofoam cups a year into our Ordot landfill that will never biodegrade! For shame!

Their food selection is minimal with sugary and fatty pastries, muffins, and cakes. I did not see any fruit. Luckily they offer Minute Maid 100% juice in cans, vitamin water, and bottled water.

The atmosphere is busy, so busy that the uncomfortable and worn furniture pushed agains the walls remains in disarray. The space is set up to allow the herd to feed their addiction.

My conclusion is that Coffee Beanery does not care about the health of our people or the environment. And if they do, they should make some healthy changes to their menu and change their styrofoam into biodegradable options

 As a big slap on the wrist for Coffee Beanery for polluting our environment, I would also ask that a portion of the profit be put into cleaning up our island, encouraging recycling, and supporting healthy alternatives for our people.

I will personally boycott Coffee Beanery as well as encourage others to do so until some positive changes are made that will benefit the our islanders.

C'mon Coffee Beanery, you can go green.