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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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 [...]

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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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Congratulations to our friend Tracy Allen (above, with nose to grindstone) for his recognition as one of the industry’s leading pursuers of coffee quality! Vice president of Seattle-Based Zoka Coffee Roasters & Tea Co., Tracy Allen, has become one of only six recipient of the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Mose Drachman Sales and [...]

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