Restaurant Coffee Presentation at NRA
At this year's National Restaurant Association conference in Chicago on May 21st, I presented, "Achieve Grande Profits from your Coffee Service, for Not a Latte Money." It's a cutesy title but an important topic: transitioning from viewing coffee service in...
Negotiation and Sales Tips for Coffee Roasters
For any of you that were stuck in those long registration lines and missed the sessions, Andrew Hetzel's two standing-room-only presentations from the 2007 Specialty Coffee Association of America annual conference in Long Beach, California are now available to...
Bar None Coffee opens, serves world-class espresso in Georgetown, Texas
Bar None Coffee opens for business in Georgetown, Texas, marking the entrance of a new generation of specialty coffee shops into the Lone Star State. "You won't find a jumbo 20 oz drink anywhere on our menu," boasts proprietor Linda Silva. "Fast food coffee chains use...
Heather Perry of Coffee Klatch to Represent USA at World Barista Championship
Heather Perry from Coffee Klatch Roasting of San Dimas, California, has won the Specialty Coffee Association of America's 2007 United States Barista Championship. The United States Barista Championship is an annual coffee competition where 50 of the best baristas from...
Coffee is the New Wine
The May / June Hotel Food & Beverage Magazine features an interview and web sidebar with Andrew Hetzel titled Coffee is the New Wine that discusses the latest coffee trends in the hospitality industry, suggestions for quality improvement and coffee & food pairings....
Velo Rouge Cafe launches onto San Francisco coffee scene
A hearty congratulations goes out to our friends at the Velo Rouge Cafe in San Francisco for being named one of the top destinations for coffee in the Bay Area by CoffeeRatings.com. Just a short 6 months after undertaking a rigorous campaign of training and quality...
Coffee featured at Texas Restaurant Association expo
The Texas Restaurant Association expo is the largest foodservice show in the Southwest. This year, the show includes a panel of coffee experts (Mike McKim, Andrew Hetzel and Mike Vaclav) who will discuss how restaurateurs can improve profits and customer satisfaction...
Coffee featured in HOTELS Magazine
The April edition of HOTELS Magazine includes a feature article entitled "The Breakfast of Champions." In the sidebar and its online continuation, the magazine's Sr. Editor discusses specialty coffee trends with Andrew Hetzel, who additionally makes suggestions for...
Coffee Recipe Book Released
World renown specialty coffee expert Sherri Johns' coffee recipe book Coffee Cafe is now available in the USA at Amazon.com. Coffee Café presents a delicious selection of coffee-based drinks for all occasions. Starting with the main ‘types’ of coffee – straightforward...
QSR players aim to drink in higher sales
The lucrative beverage component of the quick-service restaurant business is taking a big leap forward as McDonald's and other traditional segment players try to siphon off market share from leading coffeehouse chains by offering new varieties of teas, coffees and...
Explosion of Coffee Shops Creates Opportunities for Tea
As I travel around the world consulting with coffee retailers, several trends keep coming up: more teas and more exotic choices are on the menu, specialty sources are becoming the norm instead of the exception, and most importantly, the pseudo-adversarial position is...
Coffee is Hot at the 2007 National Restaurant Show
Attendees to the National Restaurant Association's annual hotel-motel convention this May can discover how to ride the espresso lane to bigger profits. That's because Andrew Hetzel, industry expert with Cafemakers, will offer a presentation entitled "Achieve Grande...