coffee business strategies

The 2009 retrospective continues…
May 2009 – Jamaica
Just recently back from Bucharest, it was time for a quick turnaround for the Caribbean… and specifically, Jamaica.
The Jamaican Tourism Board slogan suggests, “once you go, you’ll know.” Oh, how I know! …and will never forget, so hard as I may try.
I have been to the Caribbean [...]

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I was delighted to see Friday and this morning that both the Pacific Business News and Honolulu Star Bulletin have picked up on my late-Thursday press for the upcoming SCAE tour that I organized for Hawaii. PBN even went so far as to make it one of their top business stories for Friday. [...]

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This morning I was forwarded a link from Campos Coffee in Sydney with their review of Hula Daddy Coffee’s Kona Sweet, which has been selected as their featured coffee of the month. I remember when the guys from Campos were in town and was invited to attend, but had some kind of schedule conflict [...]

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We are pleased to announce that the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe’s annual origin tour is coming to the Island of Hawaii for the first time ever this October 26-31st, organized and led by Andrew Hetzel of Cafemakers (Kamuela) and author of The Hawaii Coffee Book, Dr. Shawn Steiman of Coffea Consulting (Honolulu). Approximately [...]

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I’m excited to have emerged victorious from Friday’s Facebook Username Land Grab with a pretty good one: Espresso. That’s right, for the convenience of friends, fans and search bots alike, you may now reach me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/espresso.
I am thankful to have been aided by a few strategic advantages, first: the Hawaii Standard [...]

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