by andrew | Nov 14, 2008 | competitions, events
News about the Taiwanese Barista Competition and a couple of related events, straight to Cindy Chang, from Cindy to Emily Oak, Emily to me and then me to you. I always take the most direct route to get breaking news. The semi-finals round of the Taiwanese Barista...
by andrew | Nov 14, 2008 | competitions, events
Two new judges certification workshops will be held in Long Beach, California and Melbourne, Australia for applicants who aspire to judge at the 2009 World Barista Championship (WBC) competition in Atlanta. On April 16-19, 2009, national barista champions from over 56...
by andrew | Oct 20, 2008 | events, retail
This Associated Press article, redistributed in papers like the Sun Times, describes the psychology behind the “lipstick factor,” or how affordable luxuries (like coffee) can be largely immune to wide scale economic downturn. CHICAGO (AP) Since Marty...
by andrew | Oct 18, 2008 | events, marketing, news, retail, starbucks |
Bearclaw Coffee scores again with their latest successful public relations stunt. Note that public relations stunts are positive things, when orchestrated correctly. This week, the company dispatched one of its mobile coffee vans to the site of their recently...
by andrew | Oct 2, 2008 | events, hawaii
Espresso training, coffee roaster training, a farm tour and a new professional coffee tasting class will be held ahead of this year’s Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on the Big Island. The Hawaii Coffee Training Workshop series sponsored by the Kona Pacific...
by andrew | Sep 25, 2008 | competitions, events, news |
2008 World Barista Championship runner-up and reigning Australian Barista Champion David Makin is featured in this article about the barista profession and competitions: TO many people, a cup of coffee is just a cup of coffee. To a few, it can be a work of art, if a...
