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N. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Market Wire) October 26, 2009 – The Supreme Bean Coffee Roasters of North Hollywood, California has acquired Rocky Roaster, LLC, a wholesale coffee roasting business based in Canoga Park, California. Rocky Roaster Founder Mr. Rocky Rhodes will join The Supreme Bean team to manage the Rocky Roaster brand of coffee for the [...]

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Courtroom Artist’s Sketch Former SCAA Executive Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement from Association Long Beach, CA. U.S.A. (October 21, 2009) – The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announced today that former Chief Operating Officer, Scott Welker, has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling in excess of $465,000.00 from the association. Welker’s sentence includes [...]

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I cannot think of a comment that needs to be added to this one: Taipei – A Taipei funeral parlour is using the heat saved from cremations to operate air conditioners and to brew coffee for mourners, the director said Wednesday. The project is part of the Taipei No 2 Funeral Parlour’s plan to protect [...]

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Bangalore (October 6, 2009) – Coffees from Kaapi Royale Coffee of Magundi, India received three of the four highest cupping scores awarded in the October 2009 edition of Coffee Review. “India provides some of the world’s most valuable coffee types for espresso blends, yet these same exotic coffee types are seldom offered as single origins,” [...]

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It has been brought to my attention that a few people have had to drop out from the planned SCAE origin tour to Hawaii later this month (I think mostly due to HOST in Milan), so they would like to offer that other coffee professionals are also welcome to attend. We have an excellent negotiated [...]

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