India Coffee Origin Tour by Italian Coffee Tasters
Live from the annual SCAA Exposition in Portland, I am pleased to announce the introduction of a new series of origin tours for coffee professionals by Italian coffee firm Absis Consulting and endorsed by the International Institute of Coffee Tasters -- its first tour...
Crop to Cup Coffee to Import R Certified Robusta Kaapi Royale
Kaapi Royale Coffee and Crop to Cup Coffee Importers have jointly announced that they have reached a deal to bring the very first Q Certified Robusta to the United States, beginning with a shipment scheduled to arrive in late May. Read all of the details in the press...
Employee leasing for the specialty coffee retailer
The February 2012 issue of Specialty Coffee Retailer features the article "A Resource for Human Resources," that focuses on professional employer organizations (PEO's) and other companies that offer outsourced administrative services that help to streamline business....
Kau coffees take top honors
Three Ka'u coffee farms were recognized this past week by the Roasters Guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America in its annual Coffee of the Year competition, they are: The Rising Sun / Will and Grace Farms, farmers Will and Grace Tabios; Rusty's Hawaiian,...
2012 Coffees of the Year Announced
250 Coffee samples from 26 different countries were evaluated for this year's Roasters' Guild Coffee of the Year Award, the top 10 of which were awarded Coffee of the Year. The 2012 winning farms are: 88.41 - Oromia Cooperative, Oromia Region, Ethiopia 88.25 - Cerro...
Crop to Cup’s grounded promotional video
In the age of social media manipulation and overused, overstated claims of "the finest, rarest coffee the world has ever seen," it's refreshing to see one company stand out with a unique form of advertising: humbly telling the truth. Shocking concept, but that's...
Sethuraman Estate First Fine Robusta Coffee
Did you ever have the feeling that you've reached a professional turning point or game changing moment for the better that suddenly makes the road ahead look much clearer than before? The sort of thing where the little hairs stand up on the back of your neck? I got...
Medical study debunks coffee health risk
A new medical study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has credibly disproven any connection between coffee consumption and increased risk of chronic diseases, including myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer. The...
100% Kona coffee claim investigated by Hula Daddy
A bold experiment conducted by Hula Daddy Coffee has given credibility to the argument that the average quality of 100% Kona coffee is damaging Kona coffee's brand integrity as much or more than Kona coffee blends. I've made similar arguments favoring quality...
Toronto’s indie coffee shop scene grows
How many coffee shops are too many for one town to absorb? The question has come up time and time again over my years in the business and I always come to the same answer: there's no such thing as too many good coffee shops. Arguably the term 'good' is the operative...
Natvia’s sweet Vienna WBC promotion
Our thanks should go out to Natvia for their enthusiastic support and sponsorship of World Coffee Events and particularly their Send me to Vienna promotion, which truly embodies the spirit of WCE's mission to bring together the global coffee community. The Send me to...
U.K. fundraiser set for SafeHouse Coffee
While I was on the road for the past month, there was no news story from the coffee world that caught my attention more than the tragic fire at SafeHouse Coffee in Griffin, GA. Thankfully no one was injured, but the business was left destroyed. More than just a coffee...