May 26, 2009 (Waterbury, VT) – Kaapi Royale Coffee of India has donated two prime specialty coffee lots to support the Grounds For Health online charity auction that will be held on June 2nd. By participating in the event, Kaapi Royale joins leading producers, coops, importers and exporters including Royal Coffee, Hacienda Esmeralda and Elan [...]
Entries from May 2009
Kaapi Royale Coffee Donates Coffee to Grounds For Health Charity Auction
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Events
Tags: auction·charity·Coffee Review·grounds for health·kaapi royale
Turabo story picked up by Pacific Business News
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Start a Coffee Shop
The Pacific Business News in Honolulu picked up on my story about the Turabo Cafe roasting plant development contract that was announced earlier this week. PBN is one of 60 regional publications from the American City Business Journals company. It’s a nice article, and great to get the word out to the local business community [...]
Tags: Andrew Hetzel·cafemakers·hawaii·pacific business news·romania·turabo cafe
The last word on coffee shop furniture and decor
May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Retail Coffee Industry, Start a Coffee Shop, Tips
I’m not an interior designer and have limited abilities with respect to to furnishings and color (I recently told my painter to “surprise me” when remodeling my house), so you can imagine my surprise to have been contacted back in March on the subject by Specialty Coffee Retailer magazine. Not only was I quoted in [...]
Tags: Andrew Hetzel·brand·brand image·central bean·coffee shop·decor·furniture·specialty coffee retailer
Turabo Cafe to Become Romania’s First Specialty Coffee Roaster
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coffee Roasting, Coffee Shop News, Retail Coffee Industry
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (May 13, 2009) – Turabo Cafe has started development of Romania’s first specialty coffee roasting business, which is expected to begin operation later this year. “The time has come for cafes in Romania to move beyond the pre-packaged coffee currently imported from other countries,” said General Manager Tudor Dragomir Niculescu. “Just like food, [...]
Tags: bucharest·cafemakers·coffee roaster·romania·specialty coffee·turabo cafe
More research points to Coffee’s health benefits
May 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · health
As reported by the Boston Globe and summarized by UPI on Monday, studies continue to link coffee to lower rates of diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis and Parkinson’s disease. From UPI: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 11 (UPI) — Drinking coffee may be good for your health, U.S. researchers say. Researchers say a cup of java might protect [...]
Tags: boston globe·cirrhosis·coffee health·diabetes·harvard·liver cancer·Parkinson's disease·upi


























