7 Coffee Brands to Avoid! | BOK

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

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254: If you drink coffee, especially regularly, then you’ll want to be informed of the top coffee brands to avoid and why (PLUS the top brand to choose!) Topics Discussed: → Top coffee makers → Coffee tariffs → Starbucks → Folgers → Organic coffee As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at digestthispod@gmail.com. And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Sponsored By: → Our Place | Go to https://fromourplace.com/DIGEST and save up to 40% off sitewide not to April 12. → Manukora | Head to https://manukora.com/DIGEST to save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:00:33 - Smuckers coffee connection → 00:03:40 - Folgers, death wish, recipe changes → 00:07:33 - Nestle: controversies and buyouts → 00:13:15 - Kirkland Further Listening: → Green Tea vs. Coffee: Which One Is Better For You? | BOK Check Out Bethany: → Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper → YouTube → Bethany’s Website → Discounts & My Favorite Products → My Digestive Support Protein Powder → Gut Reset Book → Get my Newsletters (Friday Finds) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Digest This Podcast, and I'm your host, Bethany Cameron.
0:07.4	Coffee, coffee, coffee, everybody, almost everybody drinks coffee. And if you don't, you probably know someone that does.
0:16.2	So I'm going to be going over some of the top, very high profile coffee brands that you should
0:23.3	avoid and watch out for. And of course, the reasons why. So those in the coffee industry are,
0:29.7	of course, feeling the effects of the recent tariffs on coffee beans. One such company is J.M. Smuckers, the supplier to some of America's most
0:41.6	famous coffee brands, such as Folgers and Duncan. J.M. says coffee is currently their
0:49.5	largest raw material expense. I bet you didn't know that. When you think of smuckers,
0:55.8	you think of the jelly or the jam, right? Well, now you can think about coffee when you think of smuckers. They have been
1:01.9	forced to adjust prices for coffee-based products to offset tariffs. So don't just think pure coffee.
1:10.3	Think coffee infused things, right? Coffee flavored things,
1:14.7	anything that has to do with coffee. Starbucks is also being impacted by these tariffs,
1:21.5	though the company hasn't yet planned to raise prices, but I'm sure we will see it soon.
1:29.5	No doubt about it. Americans love coffee. And in the quest for the perfect cup of Joe, it's just as important to know which brands to
1:36.1	avoid as it is to know which ones to seek out. I've gone down the rabbit hole of coffee brands
1:42.7	to determine which brands are the worst due to
1:45.8	various reasons, ranging from quality concerns to ethical issues. So the following coffee
1:52.0	brands I'm going to talk about might be best left on the store shelves. Forever chemicals
1:59.3	aren't just in nonstick cookware. They are also in many other
2:03.5	kitchen products like air friars, dinner plates and bowls, and even crock pots and pressure cookers.
2:09.7	I have been using our place cookware for the past two years and they are such a game changer
2:15.6	when it comes to cooking with the convenience of non-stick
2:19.0	cookware, but with the safety of toxin-free appliances and pans. I first started out with their
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