coffee business strategies

Volunteer registration for the 2009 World Barista Championship in Atlanta April 16-19 is now open. The competition cannot be successful without the support of the dozens of volunteers that keep the show running.
Volunteers are needed in all areas for any part of 4 days:

Scorekeepers
Runners
Time keepers
Station Maintenance
Competitor Prep Room Attendees
Baristas – for the [...]

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There is just over a week remaining until the Latte Art and Sensory Skills Workshops will be held on March 5th at the American Barista & Coffee School during the United States Barista Championship.
We have a quick update: registration for afternoon Sensory Skills class and morning Latte Art classes are now closed, but we [...]

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Ahhhh… enjoy.

Thanks to Jason at Conscious Cup for sending the link my way.

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MSNBC looks at the quickly shifting business model at Starbucks: is it all “part of a long-term strategy,” as suggested by company spokespeople or a series of desperate attempts to increase profitability?
Read Starbucks’ strange brew of business plans and look for my comments on P2 of the article.

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Many around the world deal with less than perfect coffee cup lids, but to my knowledge, the story Coffee lovers lip off about bad lids by Joyce Tang of the Columbia News Service is the first to discuss the topic.
As I point out in the article, when doing the job properly, coffee cups should not [...]

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