Talent pool grows for Asia Barista Championship
Most of Asia’s best baristas will be arriving in the Merlion City on the 21st of April for their preparation to compete for the 1st Asia Barista Champion title. Besides winning the title, the 1st Asia Barista Champion will also get for him/herself a grand trophy, SGD...
Coffee Klatch Roasting celebrates Starbucks store closures with free coffee for everyone
Starbucks announced as a part of its restructuring and sweeping return to its roots that the business would close for 3 hours worldwide to retrain its baristas, which is when the idea hit us and I wrote this press release for my client at Coffee Klatch: San Dimas,...
Barefoot Coffee hosts Guatemala National Barista Champion
February is the month of coffee and love with Valentine's Day and Specialty Coffee month sharing the stage. And that coffee love is blooming at Silicon valley's Barefoot Coffee Roasters. Barefoot is hosting Guatemalan National Barista Champion Noe Castro for the month...
Coffee's Third Wave
Alisa Morkides of Delaware's Brew HaHa! chain writes about Coffee's Third Wave in the January 2008 issue of Delaware Out and About. Jim is a bit of a geek, and his multiple tattoos and piercings are somewhat unsettling to customers. But he knows his espresso. Today,...
Culinary Institute of America finds coffee culture
Congratulations are in order for Peter, Cindy and the gang at Counter Culture Coffee for infiltrating the CIA -- no, not that one, the Culinary Institute of America. Counter Culture Coffee has announced an exciting new partnership with The Culinary Institute of...
Starbucks making a turnaround
In the past few short weeks, Starbucks has made a dramatic turnaround with Howard Schultz at the helm. First, they added a small-cup program, axed breakfast, then added free WiFi, announced a company-wide retraining (although only a token 3 hours, it sends a good...
Rwanda: Improving Coffee Tasting Skills
Over thirty coffee tasters from different corners of the country have completed a three day training course on advanced coffee valuing techniques. The training which attracted thirty six tasters, called cuppers in the coffee industry, was organized by OCIR-Café....
SCAA Announces 2008 US Barista Championship
The most skilled and professional baristas from around the country are preparing to battle for the coveted title of the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) 2008 United States Barista Championship (USBC), hosted by Krups. The heated four-day competition...
Coffee cup computer Yuno PC concept introduced
It's just what we never asked for: a combination computer and coffee cup. The makers of this coffee cup computer foresee that morning coffee drinkers will use the device to check weather, traffic, email and stocks, or simply enjoy a soothing screen saver while...
Demand for specialty coffees shows little sign of cooling
In the January 21st issue of Delaware's The News Journal, writer Gary Harbor profiles coffee businesses that are thriving around the State in the article No Ordinary Joe, including our friends at local chain Brew Ha Ha!. A local chain grows In 1993, Alisa Morkides...
Espresso tasting machine to be unveiled
The March 1, Analytical Chemistry Journal will include details of a coffee machine designed to taste espresso for quality, reports this a blog calling itself "World Science." Can a machine taste coffee? The question has plagued scientists studying the caffeinated...
Tully's Coffee calls off IPO
Tully's Coffee Corp. today scrapped its beleaguered plans to go public. Frankly, I was amazed that they were going to attempt to go public now anyway; good to see that I was not the only one that considered taking a money-losing company that has had a string of...