coffee business strategies

Long Beach, CA. U.S.A. (July 22 2008) — The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announces the appointment of Emily Oak as the newest member to represent the association’s interest on the World Barista Championship (WBC) Board of Directors.
Oak is Director of Training and Development for Australian Independent Roasters, an SCAA member and wholesale roaster [...]

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Starbucks’ announcement to close 600 stores has brought sadness from customers and employees, cheers from some competitors and Wall St., and last but not least, thousands of tasty press articles that need subject matter experts on the topics of retail coffee shops. Ladies and gentlemen, look no further: I am here.
One perfect example is [...]

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“For the first time,” or so claims this article in QSR Magazine. I find the “first time” claim surprising since soft drinks, as we know them today, have been in existence for 200 years (at most), in comparison to coffee’s 1400 or so; matched side-by-side, soft drinks are a relatively new fad.
Article: Coffee Market [...]

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LONDON (July 16, 2008) – The World Barista Championship (WBC) will announce the official espresso machine and coffee grinder sponsors for its 2009 – 2011 competitions on August 29, 2008 at 1:00 PM GMT. The live announcement will be broadcast from the International Coffee Organization headquarters in London on the WBC’s website at http://www.worldbaristachampionship.com.
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In a move that I applaud both for the action and for the press received, Intelligentsia Coffee announced today - with great fanfare - that they will be dropping the largest 20 oz drink size from their menu. Trust me, I’ve done the research, it’s better…
Small. Medium. Gone.; Intelligentsia Coffee will stop serving venti [...]

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