coffee business strategies

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 [...]

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See the 2010 World Barista Championship semi-finals and finals today, live from London! Friday, June 25th (All times BST) 8:30am – 12:00pm Semi-Finals Round (Semi-Finalists 1-12) Soren Stiller Markussen, DENMARK Raul Rodas, GUATEMALA Fabrizio Sencion, MEXICO Kyle Straw, CANADA Ana Lucia Hawit, HONDURAS Michael Phillips, USA Scottie Callaghan, AUSTRALIA Yara Castanho, BRAZIL Thomas Schweiger, GERMANY [...]

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I remember the good old days when we would take our 3-group to the park for a picnic. People would stare and ask: “hey, why is that 250 lbs, 220v espresso machine outside in the wind on a picnic table?” We’d just laugh… some people don’t know how to enjoy the good life.

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A coffee story submitted to CNN iReport by self-described multimedia student reporter Abbey Niezgoda is getting a lot of buzz on the site’s website today. As the time of posting, the piece is featured on the news giant’s homepage with nearly 25,000 reported viewings. …with good reason, it is very well done. Good job!

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Kailua-Kona Hawaii (March 3, 2010) – In two coffee industry firsts this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pete Licata of Honolulu became the first representative from Hawaii to win the Western Regional Barista Competition and also the first-ever to prevail at any barista competition using 100% Hawaiian coffee. Mr. Licata’s espresso blend of three coffees [...]

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