coffee business strategies

CSP Magazine published a summary of their annual Convenience Retailing University session, this year held in San Antonio, Texas on February 12-13. I am honored to see my session “C-Store Coffee Success” get coverage in the wrap-up beside Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and Stephen Covey, motivational speaker and co-founder of FranklinCovey. [...]

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Associated Press Business Writer Lauren Shepherd interviews Andrew Hetzel of Cafemakers and others regarding the recent consumer trend favoring lighter roasted coffee:
NEW YORK — Coffee lovers, burned out from the dark roasts popularized by some gourmet specialty coffee chains, are increasingly turning to lighter-roasted beans for their daily pick-me-ups.
Coffee industry watchers say as coffee [...]

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I was surprised when a client mentioned to me last week that she had recently seen an article that quoted me in a hospitality and lodging magazine; assumed that it must have been one from last year. Nope — it’s a new one. I had almost forgotten about this interview for Lodging Magazine [...]

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LONG BEACH, Calif. U.S.A. (April 2, 2008) —The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association, elected two new members to represent the association’s interest on the World Barista Championship (WBC) Board of Directors.
Andrew Hetzel, founder of Cafemakers, LLC and murky coffee president, Nicholas Cho are each slated to [...]

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SAN DIMAS, CA –(Marketwire - February 21, 2008) - Just two days after Coffee Klatch Roasting of Southern California announced that it would serve free coffee at its two coffee shops when all U.S. Starbucks stores close on February 26 for employee retraining, hundreds of independent coffee shops and small chain locations have followed suit [...]

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