coffee business strategies

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 2009 retrospective in February 2010, you ask? Well, I’ve been hard at work for the last 6 weeks or so (which you will see in the 2010 wrap-up), so it’s going to have to do. What, you want a refund? This is my second annual year in review, started in 2008 and inspired by [...]

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ATLANTA (April 20, 2009) – Gwilym Davies of the United Kingdom has won the 2009 World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. National barista champions from 51 countries converged in Atlanta to compete for the ranking of world’s top coffee maker in front of a live and online audience of thousands of viewers from around [...]

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Volunteer registration for the 2009 World Barista Championship in Atlanta April 16-19 is now open. The competition cannot be successful without the support of the dozens of volunteers that keep the show running. Volunteers are needed in all areas for any part of 4 days: Scorekeepers Runners Time keepers Station Maintenance Competitor Prep Room Attendees [...]

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On Monday, Albina Press founder and multiple barista champion titled Billy Wilson opens his new coffee brewpub concept in the Pearl District of Portland. The coffee shop, named simply Barista, will feature coffees from a trio of outstanding coffee roasters, allowing customers to choose and compare favorite espresso espressos. Congratulations to Billy and I look [...]

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