It’s been over 5 years since I began jotting down my thoughts, tips, press releases and frustrations with the coffee industry to this blog and I have always wondered “who is reading this stuff?” So, I thought, why not ask: who are you? In two sentences, post a reply below to describe your business, what [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Retail Coffee Industry'
What is your coffee business?
September 2nd, 2010 · 7 Comments · Retail Coffee Industry, Tips
Tags: coffee business·coffee businesses·coffee industry·coffee producers·free publicity·link·press releases
Dubai Prepares for 2nd Middle East Coffee & Tea Conference
August 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Events, Retail Coffee Industry, scaa, world barista championship
Organizers in Dubai are gearing up for the 2nd annual Middle East Coffee & Tea Conference, which is also the site of the official UAE Barista Championship. Having attended and presented at last year’s inaugural conference, I can say firsthand that the event is an important educational opportunity and market linkage for the fledgling specialty [...]
Tags: coffee tea·convention·dubai·gcc·gulf·Middle East·specialty coffee industry·uae barista competition
Publicity from the Past in Portuguese
August 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Retail Coffee Industry, press, starbucks
(alternative title: Belated Blog from Brazil) Google sends me news updates on search keywords that are of interest to me, things like “coffee,” “espresso,” my name, my company and sales at my favorite stores. As news items are generally added very quickly, I was surprised to see this article from Exame, Brazil’s largest business magazine [...]
Tags: brazil·coffee market·colombian coffee·consultoria·juan valdez coffee·starbucks
Shawn Steiman on coffee scoring systems
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Coffee Roasting, Retail Coffee Industry
Friend and colleague Shawn Steiman scores high marks in this month’s Roast Magazine with The Points Principle, a point/counterpoint look at the 100-point cupping system and its alternatives, with rebuttal by Ken Davids of Coffee Review. I give the article a solid 92.
Tags: coffee·Coffee Review·ken davids·roast magazine·score·shawn stei
Coffee Fest fears SCAA “encroachment” in Seattle
July 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Events, Retail Coffee Industry, Venting Steam, scaa
My mail today included a humility-free plea from Coffee Fest, the industry’s self-proclaimed “top retail show,” instructing me and other members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America to express concern with the SCAA board’s consideration to relocate its annual convention to Seattle for 6 out of 8 years annually beginning in 2014. “While Coffee [...]
Tags: coffee fest·scaa·scaa conference·seattle·specialty coffee association of america·washington state convention center


























